They ask to eliminate the obligation to renew the certificate for people with permanent disabilities

The Office of the Ombudsman of Buenos Aires seeks to amend the law on the single certificate of disability in order to remove the obligation of renewal for cases of permanent and irreversible disability.

That's what Walter Martello, the provincial ombudsman, said today that its elimination would not mean the elimination of periodic controls that may be required by the committees. d & # 39; evaluation.

"People with disabilities should not be the subject of charitable or welfare policies because they are subject to human rights," Martello said.

The official recalled that the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which has constitutional status in our country, reaffirms that these people, including people with Down syndrome, whose day is celebrated today. hui, should enjoy human rights on a footing of equality.

According to Law No. 22431 and the supplementary regulations, the single certificate of invalidity has an expiry date: it lasts as indicated by the evaluation committee and, for Martello, "this limit is contrary to the spirit of the Convention by subjecting persons with disabilities and / or their family group to burdensome and bureaucratic procedures when requesting their renewal ".

Accordingly, Martello proposed to incorporate the following parameters in the last paragraph of Article 3 of Law No. 22,431: "Accredited permanent and irreversible invalidity of the affected person, the certificate is issued once for all and definitely and must be sent on the same day.