Quadri Champions People with Disabilities The News
go to original April 16, 2012

New Alliance presidential candidate, Gabriel Quadri

MEXICO CITY – New Alliance presidential candidate, Gabriel Quadri, proposed creating an administrative body that monitors and enforces mobility, learning, public health and educational rights for people with disabilities.

During a meeting of differently-abled people from the “Arte Down” Foundation, Quadri said that this sector of the population should have the same rights as the rest of society.

He stated that around 5.7 million people in Mexico live with some kind of disability. This represents 5.1 percent of the total population, 49 percent of which are men and 51 percent, women, he said.

Every citizen has the right to the city, he said, with or without disabilities. They are entitled to the right to enjoy public spaces, plazas and sports facilities that the country offers.

“Discrimination and exclusion aren’t fair. A lot of people with disabilities are more qualified and efficient than those who don’t have hearing or learning disabilities or impaired motor functions,” he said. He also said that he would create healthcare rights for the disabled, which would give them the right to join the Mexico Social Security Institute, the Government Employees Social Security Institute and receive Popular Insurance. He said creating specialized programs for people with disabilities and changing labor policies was fundamental in bringing about equality for this sector of society.

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