“The goal is to break the idea of disability associated with disability and promote inclusion,” says the national secretary for the rights of persons with disabilities.
On Tuesday 12 March, International Day of Persons with Disabilities, the federal government launches the “I’m Here” campaign to fight ableism.
“Invisibility is the portrait of ableism, the prejudice against people with disabilities. With this motto, the virtual campaign will try to break the cycle of exclusion faced by millions of Brazilians with disabilities,” says the Ministry of Human Rights and Citizenship (MDHC), of which the National Secretariat for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (SNDPD) is part.
The objective of the action, which will last until 12/10, International Human Rights Day, is to break with the erroneous idea of disability associated with disability and promote a vision of equality and inclusion, as well as raising awareness among the population starting from the perspectives of those experiencing ableism, promoting reflection and encouraging behavioral changes.
“We chose ableism to shed light on disability-related prejudice and its impacts. It is essential to spread awareness that discriminating due to disability is a violation of human rights, also classified as a crime, which can result in a prison sentence of one to three years and a fine, according to article 88 of the Brazilian Law on Inclusion. Often this type of discrimination occurs unconsciously, but it still causes profound damage to people with disabilities”, underlines Anna Paula Feminella, national secretary for people’s rights. with disabilities. Disability Disability.
According to the MDHC, the strategy is to listen to people with disabilities and go beyond simple information on the topic through the production of educational and awareness-raising content, social media posts that address topics such as nomenclature, typologies of ableism and rights of people. . with disabilities, as well as graphic and digital materials.
Barriers – Examples of barriers for people with disabilities are found across the country, starting with uncertainty about the size of this population. The official number is 18.6 million, or 9% of the population, according to data from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), but that is expected to change with the somewhat delayed publication of 2022 census data concerning people with disabilities, yet to be announced.
In education and work, the National Observatory of Human Rights (ObservaDH) always shows concern.
In Brazil, 34% of schools lack basic accessibility resources, such as ramps, handrails, tactile, visual and audible signs, 19.5% of people with disabilities aged 15 and over are illiterate, a figure almost five times higher than that of people without disabilities (4.1%) and only 25.6% of students with disabilities complete high school
Half of people aged 30 to 49 in the workforce have a disability, and 80% are people without a disability. On average, workers with disabilities receive 31.2% less than their colleagues without disabilities.
Violence – In 2024, the National Office of the Human Rights Ombudsman has already recorded 85,270 reports of violations against people with disabilities on Dial 100 and other channels, mainly neglect of physical integrity (73 thousand reports), psychological torture (51 thousand) and mistreatment (44 thousand).
Source: Terra
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