Overview
- Forty delegates with diverse disabilities took seats in the state Congress to present initiatives, motions and position statements in the inaugural session.
- Participants pressed for audible traffic signals, noting that none of Michoacán’s 113 municipalities has semáforos sonoros despite more than 70,000 residents with visual disabilities.
- Education measures included a proposed State Fund for Inclusive Education and a ban on schools requiring families to pay for private “shadow guides.”
- Deaf community advocates called for guaranteed early instruction in Mexican Sign Language and a statewide videointerpretation system with permanent interpreters.
- Institutional reforms advanced included creating a Secretaría de Inclusión and a dedicated state institute, as speakers also criticized the unmet 5% public‑sector hiring quota and the absence of a public compliance registry.