A group of disabled people was hanging for several hours off a bridge in the Bolivian city of Cochabamba in protest at the lack of support for disabled people by a government they claim has failed to listen and respond to their demands. This is the latest in a series of protests and actions by […]
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 […]
Halting the deportation of Central American Disabled Immigrants
The New Haven Register recently reported how the Yale Law School’s Workers and Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic (WIRAC) is seeking modifications in the Federal Government’s deportation laws, to protect the rights of undocumented Central American migrants and refugees with disabilities. WIRAC, a student organisation which represents immigrants, low-wage workers, and their organizations in labour, immigration, criminal justice, […]