The Municipality of Santiago de Cali, Colombia will be pushing forward a training program in project development and international development. The course will be delivered to 30 organizations serving persons with disabilities. The Ministry for Territorial Development and Social Welfare will invest $55 million Colombian Pesos in this diploma course with modules covering project development in socio-economic areas, […]
Colombian court prohibits disabling terminology in legislation
The court of justice in Colombia is taking concrete steps to change terminology used in the drafting of Colombian legislation. The Constitutional Court in Bogota has declared that words used to refer to persons with disabilities must shift towards more sensitive and ethically correct language that does not marginalise or stigmatise. The high court declared […]
Radio broadcaster films and mocks disabled person in Colombia
A story recently reported in El Colombiano highlighted how a video filmed and uploaded by Carlos Mira, director of the radio station Mega Medellin, caused substantial uproar after the presenter made fun of the physical appearance of a disabled person. A young woman, Ana Maria Zapata Martinez, 22, who suffers from Marfan Syndrome was filmed by […]