Spain considers amendment to update constitutional terminology regarding people with disabilities

On 16 and 17 January, the Spanish Parliament will hold a plenary session to vote on the amendment of Article 49 of the Constitution. Its main objective is to eliminate the term "diminished" and replace it with "people with disabilities". [...]. According to the [Spanish Paralympic] Committee, the change in terminology is understood by the social sector of the disabled as "a step forward for the country, a collective improvement that deepens and broadens the character of an advanced democracy that the Constitution envisages for Spain". The use of offensive terms and attitudes hinders social progress.
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