“We are an example of how accessibility and inclusion are essential pillars for the progress of any society”, commented the Councilor for Social Welfare and Inclusion of the Cabildo de Lanzarote, Marci Acuña, when assessing the recent transfer of two ultra-light evacuation chairs for students with reduced mobility, carried out by his department to the IES César Manrique (Arrecife).
Through a subsidy granted to the NGO AFA Lanzarote, or Association of Relatives of Alzheimer's Patients and Other Dementias of Lanzarote, the Cabildo de Lanzarote has sealed the donation of two rapid evacuation chairs that make an educational space such as the IES César Manrique more accessible and safe, a preferred center for people with mobility difficulties. “This action is part of the Island Accessibility and Inclusion Strategy approved during this mandate, with which we are reinforcing the role of dependent people and third sector associations in Lanzarote and La Graciosa”, detailed Councilor Marci Acuña.
This technical donation from the Island Department of Social Welfare, which is added to two other chairs delivered in their day by the Security and Emergency Consortium, now makes it possible for all the emergency evacuation routes existing in this educational center to have the necessary resources and accessibility measures to guarantee the safety of students with some motor difficulties.
More than 100 specific measures
The two Skid-OK B ultra-light evacuation chairs were delivered this week by Marci Acuña at a meeting where representatives of the IES César Manrique and AFA Lanzarote were present, in addition to the island director of Education, Carmen Pellón. “We will continue to implement actions of our Strategy that result in a greater quality of life for people with some type of dependency, because accessibility and inclusion are fundamental rights”, Acuña sentenced.
The Island Accessibility and Inclusion Strategy promoted by the Department of Social Welfare and Inclusion includes more than 100 specific measures designed to guarantee a more accessible and inclusive island for the more than 17,000 people with some type of disability and the more than 18,000 people over 65 years of age who reside in Lanzarote and La Graciosa.
