Event

Un joint action plan was the commitment made by different organizations on September 24 at the first regional meeting of the Disability Inclusion Network, promoted by the European International Human Rights Network (RIDHE).

The Disability Inclusion Network seeks to strengthen inclusive public policies and ensure the full participation of people with disabilities in Latin America and the Caribbean.

The meeting was attended by representatives of different organizations, who shared indicators and reflected on the current situation of people with disabilities and what concerns the region.

During the day, some common priority thematic lines of the project were also discussed, such as promotion of inclusive education And the awareness-raising from the classroom, the promotion of business awareness and societal, the creation of accessible conditions in public and private spaces, and on how to articulate for moving towards equity.

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Costa Rica and the Hellen Keller-MEP Institute, among other organizations and institutions.

About the Disability Inclusion Network

‍The RIDHE began this project with the idea of being able to move forward in search of collective solutions to the problem of systematic exclusion of people with disabilities and to propose actions based on concrete recommendations for States, institutions and civil society in general.
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The recommendations made by several international organizations include the adoption of the social model of disability, the guarantee of the right to the exercise of legal capacity, and the implementation of clear regulatory frameworks that prevent, punish and redress their violations.

Faced with this reality, the Disability Inclusion Network space becomes an ecosystem of strategic advocacy for the socialization of good practices: it seeks to strengthen collective action, promote inter-institutional coordination, among others.

The purpose is to promote the construction of inclusive and accessible public policies, emphasizing the direct participation of people with disabilities as active holders of rights. Thus, this program not only makes structural barriers visible, but also promotes their transformation through collaborative processes oriented to social justice, equity and the full exercise of human rights for the entire population.