This August 16, 2021 marks the 14th day of the hunger strike that people with disabilities began in front of the Constitutional Court, in Quito. They demand the fulfillment of protective actions so that there is an inclusive education.
Henry Erraez, president of the Foundation for University Students and Professionals for Inclusion, has a psychosocial disability of 46%, came from Cuenca to demand that the Court resolve the action of non-compliance with a protection action.
Jhon Iza has an intellectual disability of 44% and at school they did not help him with the corresponding adaptations to be able to advance with his studies, in various educational units in Quito.
He claims that he also requires the full ticket, despite presenting the disability card, as well as other benefits that he has not been able to access. He also claimed that, while people who bought the cards benefit illegally, they cannot have access to all their rights.
In the 14 days of the hunger strike, CONADIS has not approached them, as it has not done in the five years that it has been fighting for that case. Erraez criticized that this institution has said, in all this time, that the protection actions were carried out, when that has never happened.
CONADIS even issued a statement stating that the strikers did not attend a dialogue table called for August 13. In their response, the organizations of persons with disabilities such as COORDINADEC, ANEUPI, Provida de los persons with disabilities, among others, clarify that they did accept, but that it is in the presence of the Minister of Health, Ximena Garzón, in her capacity as President of CONADIS.
Five people started this strike, now there are only three left: Henry Jhon and José Luis, who has 67% intellectual disabilities. The other two had serious health complications and had to be treated in hospitals.
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