Article 11, clause 2 states:
All persons are equal and shall enjoy the same rights, duties and opportunities. No one shall be discriminated against for reasons of…disability…which might be aimed at or result in the diminishment or annulment of recognition, enjoyment or exercise of rights. All forms of discrimination are punishable by law.
Article 16 states:
All persons, individually or collectively, have the right to:…
- (4) access and use of all forms of visual, auditory, sensory and other communication that make it possible to include persons with disabilities…
Article 47 states:
The State shall guarantee disability prevention policies and, along with society and the family, it shall ensure equal opportunities for persons with disabilities and their social integration. Persons with disabilities are recognized the following rights:
- (1) Specialized attention in public and private entities that provide healthcare services for their specific needs, which shall include the free provision of medicines, especially for those persons that require lifetime treatment.
- (2) Integral rehabilitation and permanent assistance, which shall include the corresponding technical aids.
- (3) Discounts for public services and for private transportation services and entertainment.
- (4) Tax exemptions.
- (5) Work in conditions of equal opportunity that foster their capabilities and potential by means of policies that permit their incorporation into public and private entities.
- (6) Adequate housing, with facilities for access and the conditions needed to address their disability and to achieve the highest possible degree of autonomy in their daily life. Persons with disabilities who cannot be cared for by their relatives during the day or who have no permanent place to live shall have welcoming centers for their shelter.
- (7) An education that develops their potential and skills for their integration and participation in equal conditions. Their education in the regular education system shall be guaranteed. Regular establishments shall incorporate a differentiated treatment and those establishments for special care shall incorporate specialized education. Schools shall comply with standards of accessibility for persons with disabilities and shall implement a scholarship system that in line with the economic conditions of this group.
- (8) Specialized education for persons with intellectual disabilities and promoting their capabilities by the establishment of specific education centers and teaching programs.
- (9) Free psychological care for persons with disabilities and their families, in particular in the case of intellectual disabilities.
- (10) Adequate access to all goods and services. Architectural barriers shall be eliminated.
- (11) Access to alternative communication mechanisms, media and forms, among which sign language for deaf persons, oralism and the Braille system.
Article 48 states:
The State shall adopt for the benefit of persons with disabilities measures that ensure:
- (1) Social inclusion, by means of coordinated state and private plans and programs that promote their political, social, educational, and economic participation.
- (2) Obtaining tax credits and discounts or exemptions that enable them to start up and keep productive activities and obtaining study scholarships at all levels of education.
- (3) The development of programs and policies aimed at promoting their leisure and rest.
- (4) Political participation, which shall ensure that they are duly represented, in accordance with the law.
- (5) The establishment of specialized programs for the integral care of persons with severe and deep disabilities, in order to achieve the maximum development of their personality, the promotion of their autonomy and the reduction of their dependence.
- (6) Incentive and support for production projects for the benefit of the relatives of persons with severe disabilities.
- (7) Guaranteeing the full exercise of the rights of persons with disabilities. Abandonment of these persons is punishable by law and any action leading to any kind of abuse, inhuman and degrading treatment and discrimination because of their disability shall be punishable by law.
Article 49 states:
The persons and families who provide care to persons with disabilities and who require permanent attention shall be covered by the Social Security and shall receive periodic training to improve the quality of care.
