Anabel and her husband, who uses a wheelchair, have not been to the beach for three years. The pandemic, first, and the impossibility of reactivate the adapted bathroom service in Las Teresitas, later, they have left them in dry dock. Yesterday there were two of the twenty people who demonstrated at the gates of the Santa Cruz City Hall demanding “dignified” treatment for people with disabilities.
With shouts such as “mistreatment is this” or “they don’t listen to us here”, people like Ita or Ángel, in their respective wheelchairs, supported the protest called by We want to move due to the delay in granting a bathroom aid that they had received. promised for this Easter.
Asked about the Consistory’s offer to provide the service in the Maritime Parkat least those who demonstrated yesterday reject that option, because “it is not the same as the beach, which has more benefits.”
The Consistory’s response to the request to reactivate the adapted bathroom in Las Teresitas
The mayor of Social Action, Rosario González, regretted that the demonstrators did not want to hear her explanations yesterday. She is confident that the service can be up and running before the summer thanks to the award of a four-year contract. “The one that we had planned to cover the bathroom on the beach has now been deserted and that has forced us to find a solution on the fly, which has been that of the Maritime Park, where they will have help in the bathroom, including transportation, which will go to pick you up at home.”
From We want to move, its president, Ana Mengíbar, launched a message to the City Council. “In 11 months they could have prepared a good service. We are just as citizens as the rest.”
