Accessibility Since 2009, the Bolivarian government has pushed for public spaces to accommodate people with disabilities. Many education programs such as the music teaching program “El Sistema” now print their materials in Braille (Pearson, 2011). Another outreach program Misión Milagro… Continue Reading →
Laws and Policies Impacting Disability Venezuela’s constitution prohibits employment discrimination against people with disabilities (The United States Department of State, 2017). Since the Chavez administration, the government has been actively implementing laws to increase employment opportunities and training for people… Continue Reading →
General Geography Venezuela is a country on the northern coast of South America, bordered to the east by Guyana, the west by Colombia, the south by Brazil, and the north by the Caribbean Sea. The Andes mountain range runs through… Continue Reading →
I will research disability in Venezuela, which has developed as a socialist country since the Bolivarian revolution of 1999. I will mainly look at the rights and visibility of people who use wheelchairs in Venezuela, but will include information about… Continue Reading →
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