Brussels: People with disabilities protest in support of greater rights

Hundreds of protesters with disabilities and from various European countries have focused on Brussels for the preservation of individual rights.

Armed with megaphones, they recalled that "people are capable of." They concentrated on the European Commission building nearby and headed to Parliament to account for the barriers that are forced to overcome daily.

"The situation varies from country to country. In Belgium, for example, there are waiting lists to be entitled to personal assistance. In other countries does not even exist. They have no budget for personal assistance, "explains Nadia Hadad, spokesman for the European Network on Independent Living, an organization called the seventh" Drive Freedom ", entitled" Independent Living: The Next Generation "

Hostages of another's will, protesters refuse to give up. Such is the case of Mari Siilsalu. He was born in Estonia and studied law in London. It's a tough since the day he received the news that he had a disability: "They told me: you can not go to school because you have a disability. I have a right to education and this right is denied me just because I have a disability. "

Paul Hagan has spina bifida. He says that we must reverse the course: "Research has shown that we are the most affected in society because we are an easy target. It is not acceptable and we need to stop this. "

To live with their families and use the means of transport are some of the requirements of people with disabilities to better social inclusion.