Alumni 6-8 years old school "Fulgencio Ruiz" in Santiago de la Ribera could experience the difficulties faced daily by people with hearing, visual, physical and mental in the conference "Meet my disability, please for me "that the Department of Equality brought to school.
The Councillor for Equality, Celia Martinez explained that this initiative, which started from the Social Integration Commission Equality Council of the City of San Javier, has had the collaboration of organizations like AFEM, Aidemar, Fesormu, Fundamifp, ONCE and Orthopaedics The Arcos.
Representatives of these entities showed children, in a playful way, architectural barriers or other found the disabled and guided them so that they themselves will experience the difficulties they are and how to save them to facilitate their integration social.
During the activity, to be carried out successfully and in school, "Sacred Heart" of San Javier, children learn some sign language words, experiencing physical instability, the help of a chair from a wheelchair and move with the blindfolded, using a cane, or touch to differentiate the value of coins, for example.
Representatives of AFEM and Aidemar try to see the children the reality of a person with a mental disability, and mental illness.
Source: Ayuntamiento de San Javier