COCEMFE complains to Cayo Lara his derogatory towards the collective language
-The Confederation denounced the irresponsibility in using the language of the general coordinator of IU, Cayo Lara, in an electoral act
– his words seems to imply that persons with disabilities had no right to go to vote
-candidates for rulers should be the first to demonstrate the greatest respect by the groups at risk of social exclusion
Madrid, March 2012.- the Spanish Confederation of people with physical disability and organic (COCEMFE) denounces the irresponsible when using the language of political representatives, in this case, the general coordinator of IU, Cayo Lara, during an electoral act along with the candidate to the Presidency of the Junta de AndalucÃaDiego Valderas.
The leader called on their supporters to vote next Sunday, because the right does not sleep, and leads to people but that is paraplegic so that he can vote ”.
Us find us again with a statement totally irresponsible of a political representative, referring in a disrespectful manner to our collective, which his words seem to rid that persons with disabilities had no right to go to vote ”, emphasizes Mario Garcia, President of COCEMFE.
We want to believe that this is not the real thought of the leader of IU, but same we ask public figures, and our political representatives, to make a responsible use of the language. The words are not harmless, and according to its use can serve to perpetuate negative social images and stigmatize people or groups ”, adds Garcia.
Candidates for rulers should be the first to demonstrate the greatest respect by the groups at risk of social exclusion, as representatives of all citizens which are and example to follow that he is supposed be for all.
The Spanish Confederation of people with physical disability and organic (COCEMFE) is a non-governmental non-profit that was founded in 1980. It aims to unite, strengthen and form coordinate the efforts and activities of the entities working in favour of persons with disabilities physical and organic to defend their rights and improve their quality of life. The entity brings together more than 1,360 organizations divided into autonomous confederations, State entities and provincial federations, which in turn, grouped to different local associations.
