Spain
This page features the news on disability from Spain in the Debrief Library. See also news from other countries.
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Accessibility and Design
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Meet the designers with learning disabilities: “La Casa de Carlota is a successful design agency in Barcelona. Their striking visual style comes from their designers, who have learning disabilities, autism and schizophrenia.” (Oct, BBC)
COVID-19
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Response
Plena Inclusión demands a plan to protect persons with intellectual disabilities in the face of the Omicron wave. (Dec, Discapnet)
Civil Society and Community
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Views Of Life Interview with Cristina Barreto Cristina Barreto - Organización Nacional de Ciegos Españoles (ONCE). (Mar, EBU)
Greens call Spain prohibit ableist show of persons with dwarfism (Jan, Katrin Langensiepen, MdEP)
Culture, Entertainment and Media
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Exploring world monuments through Spain’s Museum for the Blind. Short video. (Dec, Haben Girma)
Data and Research
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New edition of the Spanish Journal on Disability (REDIS) (in Spanish, Dec, Discapnet)
Economics and Social Protection
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Social Protection
The reality of persons with disabilities and non-contributive pensions “they say you can work, but in practice it's not like that.” (In Spanish, Jan, 20 Minutos)
Employment, Business and Work
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Persons with intellectual disabilities and public sector job openings (in Spanish, Feb, Discapnet)
"The leader of the future, if they're not inclusive, won't be a leader" (in Spanish, Jan, Ethic)
Justice Systems and Legal Capacity
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CERMI Mujeres awards the best photographs about the difficulties of women with disabilities to access justice. (In Spanish., Nov, CERMI Mujeres)
Court confirms 14 years in prison for a former political leader for abuse of two persons with disability. (Mar, Eldiaro.)