Experiencias radiofónicas con personas con discapacidad intelectual y parálisis cerebral en España

Abstract

The radio is the communication media that can grant the greatest visibility to socially-excluded collectives, and it is also a tool that motivates participation. Thus, it contributes to the comprehensive development of many people, among which we find the collective of people with intellectual or developmental disability. In this research work, a review and update of the database of radio workshops for people with intellectual disability that are currently operational in Spain, until 2017, was conducted, through the main collectives that represent these individuals: the Spanish Confederation of Organizations in Support of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities (FEAPS), a platform that is comprised by more than 800 associations in the country, as well as the offerings by the workshops from the Spanish Confederation of Federations and Associations for the Care of Persons with Cerebral Palsy (ASPACE Confederation), which is comprised by 80 entities in 17 Autonomous Communities. The results offer a snapshot of the structure, functioning and characteristics of 53 radio projects, within which around 500 people with intellectual disability participate.