All the political groups that make up the Parliament of the Canary Islands have agreed to launch the card accrediting the degree of disability, through a Non-Law Proposal (PNL). In this line, the deputy of the Canarian Nationalist Group (CCa), Cristina Calero, has assured in the plenary session that "today is an important day for the Canary Islands and for each of the more than 162,000 people who have recognized disabilities in our archipelago".
The nationalist deputy has pronounced these words in the debate of the PNL on the launch of the card accrediting the degree of disability and that has achieved the agreement of all the political groups of the Parliament.
According to Calero, "this card is a further step to dignify the treatment received by people with disabilities every time they have to prove their condition for any situation in their daily lives." For this reason, she took the opportunity to request that this card "also contemplates its implementation in digital form".
The deputy of Coalición Canaria emphasized the need to continue working and improving the quality of life of this group. "We have climbed a step of a long ladder that we have yet to travel." In this sense, she recalled that "only 25% of the municipalities of the Canary Islands have a universal accessibility plan, among many other issues and this is not a reason for pride".
Calero listed necessary daily issues such as an adapted activity, playing with other children, a sign language interpreter, a family respite, an accessible medical consultation, simple language, adapted transport, access to employment and its support, as well as the guarantee of having a life project; and referred to all of them as rights that "are not guaranteed today even though the legal framework includes it".
"Today is a turning point, in which we have shown that all political parties are capable of reaching agreements, meeting points that respond to the challenges of citizens in the Canary Islands," said the nationalist deputy. In this line, she demanded that we work "from the municipality to the island and from the island to the archipelago to build the accessible, inclusive and tolerant Canary Islands that we deserve. This time, Calero concluded, "passivity in the struggle is not allowed".
