Ask members to adopt the new law on disability

The Senator of the province San Juan, Felix Bautista, said that the Chamber of deputies must approve the new organic law on the equal rights of persons with disabilities as soon as possible. "This project was approved in the Senate two months ago and we call upon the President of the Chamber of Deputies approve it as soon as possible to provide disabled persons with a legal framework that allows greater opportunities in the economic, political and social field," said the legislator.

The draft law was agreed upon by the organizations working with the disability.

Bautista said that the draft law contains significant new features for people with disabilities.

The advantages
within the novelties of the new law, strengthens the National Council of disability (CONADIS); is set up the Special Fund for the disabled (FONADIS), to provide credit facilities, providing scholarships, support devices, u000aprovide technological equipment, among others; This Fund suplirá of social allowances, contributions from international cooperation and consigned items in the project of revenue and public expenditure by national law; is linked to the public service act all employees of the CONADIS, establishing guarantees of permanence.

Also created regional and provincial offices to decentralize and extend the work of CONADIS; requires the constructions of building, parking and installation of public telephones to meet the requirements of access for the disabled and establishing the single register of assessment and certification of persons with disabilities, to ensure the number of people with disabilities, among other benefits.

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