The future may be particularly uncertain and cause anxiety for many. Disabled persons And for their families. Parents who fearfully wonder what will happen to their children when they are no longer here, and what kind of life they will lead. Men and women who … They look at their disabled partners and pray that they will have a good life if they are lost at some point. To mitigate such situations, she headed the regional government Isabel Diaz Ayuso It has launched a pioneering measure, the Register of Wishes, where people with disabilities and their families will be able to record the life plan they want.
The Community of Madrid publishes the Life Plan document on Tuesday on its website and in the Official Gazette. It is a tool that allows people with disabilities to express something basic, and at the same time very important for every individual, such as how they want to live their lives. Their will, desires and preferences. It is also intended to prevent parents from worrying about what will happen to their relatives when they die. The goal is that they can develop their lives with dignity and fullness.
The measure becomes official today and will be announced by the Minister of Social Policy, Ana Davila, at the annual Disability Awards ceremony. But the President of the Community of Madrid raised this matter just over a year ago, in the discussion on the state of the region in 2024 in the Assembly. In his speech, Ayuso announced the creation of a “Wish Register” so that people with disabilities and their families can register this life plan.
The aim is for the Life Plan launched by the Community of Madrid to be an accessible tool adapted to all disabilities. Regional sources emphasize the “fundamental” guarantee it provides: “that each person can decide on his life project” and peace of mind for family members.
The life plan provides several daily situations that reflect each of these people’s personal preferences and habits: from how many hours they want to sleep or whether they want a specific diet, to how often they exercise, who to notify if they are sick, what visits they should receive or what leisure activities they prefer.
The plan may also reflect the hours you want to sleep, the specific diet you want to follow, or the visits you receive.
They can also indicate whether they want to share a room or participate in the activities of their association, center or in their diocese, if they agree to have their photo transferred or explain the treatments that are most effective for them.
In the same vein, the Life Plan will facilitate the creation of specific units in new nursing homes so that children with disabilities can live with their parents, with independence and personal attention, but sharing time and space to maintain an emotional bond.
On equal terms
In the resolution approving the Communication Document on the Life Plan for Persons with Disabilities in the Community of Madrid, its first paragraph refers to the International Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, concluded in New York on 13 December 2006. It declares that persons with disabilities enjoy legal capacity on an equal basis with others in all aspects of life, and obliges States Parties to adopt relevant measures to enable persons with disabilities to obtain the support to which they are entitled. necessary to exercise their legal capacity.
The Community of Madrid is implementing the Madrid Strategy for the Care of Persons with Disabilities Horizon 2028, consisting of 316 measures and investments worth €4.8 billion. All departments participate in it and work under three main axes: early care, intellectual, physical and sensory disabilities, and serious and long-term mental illness.
In addition, the Regional Government has just approved the signing of a cooperation agreement between the Ministries of Family, Youth, Social Affairs and Digitalization, the Madrid Health Service (Sermas) and the Official College of Physicians of Madrid to increase the resolution of files assessing the degree of disability by up to 33 percent. This will amount to 80,000 recognitions annually, including new assessments, renewals and revisions.