When the environment accompanies with clear information, accessible spaces, respectful languages, and attitudes that value each person, possibilities expand and barriers fade, indicated the national medical director of Ospedyc. The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, in force in Argentina, reinforces this social perspective: disability arises when the context does not allow for equal participation. Therefore, the responsibility to create inclusive environments is collective and is not about 'helping' out of pity, but about eliminating prejudices, breaking down stereotypes, and adopting practices that recognize the autonomy of each person. Real inclusion is born in simple gestures: asking how to support, respecting the way someone communicates, offering information in accessible formats, avoiding assumptions about what others can or cannot do, and, above all, listening to people with disabilities is essential to understand the barriers they face and what changes are necessary. 'When a society organizes itself so that everyone can participate, disability ceases to be a limit,' said Dr. Valeria El Haj. In a report accessed by the Argentine News Agency, she added: 'That is why talking about disability today implies talking about full participation, equal opportunities, and accessibility in daily life. What then emerges is what has always been there: people with projects, desires, talents, and rights, who only need the same as any other person—an environment that does not close the door on them,' concluded Dr. El Haj. 'A single step can be more limiting than any motor condition, a conversation that excludes can generate more isolation than a hearing disability, and a condescending look can hurt more than any physical difficulty,' said Dr. El Haj. Inclusion is built on the sidewalk, at school, in transportation, at work, and in every space where people develop their lives.
