Supported employment
Supported employment (Empleo con apoyo) A set of services and individualized actions to ensure the complete inclusion of people with disabilities in the labour market and guarantee their right to… Read More »Supported employment
Reflectary
Human diversity
Human diversity (Diversidad humana) Human diversity is the variety of specific personal characteristics that make every person unique and different from others. These distinctive qualities of each person shape the… Read More »Human diversity
Universal Design
Universal design (Diseño universal) This term refers to the design of ‘products, environments, programmes and services to be usable by all people, to the greatest extent possible, without the need for… Read More »Universal Design
Disability
Disability (Disability) This is a dynamic and living concept that changes based on the evolution of the social movement of people with disabilities and as a result of regulatory and… Read More »Disability
Disabled feminism
Disabled feminism (Discafeminismo) The word in Spanish (discafeminismo) was coined by Cristina González, and its use has spread especially among organizations and groups of women with disabilities. The idea is… Read More »Disabled feminism
Right to accessibility
Right to accessibility (Derecho a la accesibilidad) This is the right that people with disabilities have to use and understand all the goods and services around them, as well as… Read More »Right to accessibility
Free and informed consent
Free and informed consent (Consentimiento libre e informado) This is the provision of complete, timely, and accessible information that a person must receive to express their will. Usually, this refers… Read More »Free and informed consent
Ableism
Ableism (Capacitismo) This is a type of discrimination and oppression towards people with disabilities founded on a system of beliefs in the framework of capitalism. It is based on an… Read More »Ableism
Legal capacity
Legal capacity (Capacidad jurídica) This is the universal attribute inherent in all persons to be the holders of rights and obligations. It refers to the right to be recognized as… Read More »Legal capacity
Barriers
Barriers (Barreras) This refers to the environmental factors in a person’s surroundings that condition the way they are, act, or participate in it. For the WHO, environmental factors consist of… Read More »Barriers