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disabled, and planning swimming pool events with disabled children in mind. Caishpal also provides free legal advice through
AhuachapƔn Sin Barreras to educate disabled people about their rights, particularly with regards to their health. In her eyes, AhuachapƔn Sin Barreras isn't just about physical barriers. She wants the disabled population to overcome the architectural, environmental and attitudinal barriers they face as well.
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Caishpal is the founder and director of
AhuachapƔn Sin Barreras (AhuachapƔn Without Barriers), a municipal project that promotes and protects the rights of people in AhuachapƔn. This included taking an active role in the design and planning of two local parks to ensure they were accessible to the
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She has said that it was a long rehabilitation process, and at first, she refused to believe that she would never walk again. She had been very sporty; she grew up skating and ran often. It took several years for her to arrive at the point she is at now. The disability organization Red de
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