Intellectually disabled people also hit by economic crisis

The DINCAT Group has presented a study claiming that the economic crisis has aggravated the situation of those families with an intellectually disabled member. According to DINCAT director Xavier Masllorens, the current economic context has led to job cuts in special learning centres as well as a reduction in the number of new service centres and a lower number of places on offer. However, the main concern of family relatives is how to reconcile work and family life. In the Catalan working context, suboptimal schedules make it difficult to care for the disabled. Jordi Costa, the vice president of DINCAT, pointed out that they are asking for equal rights and not demanding privileges.