RTVE, prize “Cermi.es 2009” for their efforts at dissemination and support for people with disabilities.

-the Corporation has been awarded in the category of media, among other works, by television coverage of the games Paralympic Beijing 2008 and spaces as step by step together ”

-the jury has been integrated by the President of the CERMI, Cayo Luis Pérez Bueno, the President of the eleven, Miguel Carballeda, President of FIAPAS, Mª Luz Sanz, President of CNSE, Luis Cannon, and the President of FEAFES, José Mª Sánchez Monge, among others

-the other eight winners of the prize Cermi.es ” 2009 were: Afanias, the city of Pamplona, the provincial Council of Badajoz, the Institute of rights human Bartolomé de las Casas, Colegio Mayor Juan Luis Vives, President of the region of Murcia, Rafael de Lorenzo and Renfe Operadora

– these awards will be delivered on 2 December, in Madrid, in the CaixaForum Auditorium

Spain, September 2009.- on Monday, the jury of the VIII Edition of the awards cermi.es ” has failed the awards of 2009 in nine categories to distinguish the initiatives of individuals and institutions for people with disabilities and their families. The RTVE Corporation has been distinguished in the media section for its attention to disability in different channels and Media Corporation.

More than 80 nominations from Spain and Latin America have competed for the awards ‘ cermi.es ’ 2009, been released today by the jury of the VIII Edition of these awards, headed by the President of the CERMI, Cayo Luis Pérez Bueno. The Group has been integrated by the President of the eleven, Miguel Carballeda, President of FIAPAS, Mª Luz Sanz, President of CNSE, Luis cannon and the President of FEAFES, José Mª Sánchez Monge, among others.

Honored for his attention to disability

RTVE has been awarded in the category of media, according to the jury, for their efforts at dissemination and support for a normalized social image of persons with disabilities, including television coverage of the games Paralympic Beijing 2008, scheduling of social content of RNE as space step by step together ” andin general, attention to disability in different channels and media of the Corporation ”.

In the other eight categories have been awarded Afanias, the city of Pamplona, the Diputación de Badajoz, the Institute of Bartolomé de las Casas human rights, the Colegio Mayor Juan Luis Vives, President of the region of Murcia, Rafael de Lorenzo and Renfe Operadora.

The jury has been advised by a Committee of independent experts specializing in corporate social responsibility, composed of the head of social action of BBVA, Nava Javier; the Director of Fundación Konecta, Graciela la Morena; the Vice-President for issues of social responsibility of the Association of communication Directors (DIRCOM), Carlos Sánchez Olea and responsible for the programmes of social responsibility of the Carolina Foundation, Isabel Roser.

Prizes will be awarded in a ceremony on December 2, a day before the international day of persons with disabilities in CaixaForum.