Person with disabilities (Persona con discapacidad) This refers to a person with specific physical, sensory, cognitive, or psychosocial conditions, who encounters barriers that prevent them from fully and effectively participating… Read More »Person with disabilities
Person with autism (Persona con autismo) This refers to a person with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The clinical manifestations of ASD vary which is why we talk about a range… Read More »Person with autism
Sustainable Development Goals, SDG (Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible, ODS) The Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) are a set of global goals established to protect the planet, eradicate poverty and inequality, and… Read More »Sustainable Development Goals, SDG
Special measures (Medidas especiales) In some legislations, these are considered affirmative actions. This is part of the support promoting the right to equality of people with disabilities, and they can… Read More »Special measures
Mad (Loca, loco) Some people who have been diagnosed with mental health issues, who have taken psychiatric medication, or who have been patients in mental health centres assert their right… Read More »Mad
Sign language (Lengua de señas) This is a communication system used by people who are deaf and those who can hear. It consists of signs using hand movements, facial expressions,… Read More »Sign language
Easy read (Lectura fácil) This method of writing and text adaptation seeks to simplify form, content, and language. It facilitates access to and the comprehension of information for people with… Read More »Easy read
Intersectionality (Interseccionalidad) The term was coined by Kimberlé Crenshaw, an Afro-American academic, to highlight the way in which gender, race, social class, sexual orientation, and other individual identity characteristics intersect… Read More »Intersectionality
Interdiction (Interdicción) This is a legal mechanism to substitute a person in their decision-making, and provide another person with the power to do so in their name. There are different… Read More »Interdiction
Advocacy (Incidencia política) This is the set of actions to influence the decisions and behaviors of decision makers. The goal is to position the causes and interests of a specific… Read More »Advocacy
