In a world where inclusion is still a goal, October 25, World Day of Short People, invites to reflect on the importance of respect and equity needed by this population.<\/strong>which in Mexico is legally recognized <\/strong>in the category of people living with a disability<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n World Undersized People's Day is October 25. <\/strong>This initiative emerged in 2013 thanks to the organization Little People of America.<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n One of the figures in which was inspired by this event <\/strong>was actor William John Bertanzetti (a.k.a. Billy Barty)<\/strong>who died on December 23, 2000. He was an undersized man who founded Little People of America. <\/strong>This association was created in 1957 and has promoted equal rights for short people in the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n According to the Council for the Prevention and Elimination of Discrimination (Copred), this date began to be commemorated in Mexico in 2014.<\/strong>. In addition, on July 12, 2018 there was a reform that amended Article 4 of the General Law for the Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities.<\/strong>. This was done in order to including achondroplasia or short stature as a type of disability<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Based on data from Little People of America, short people have an adult height of 1.48 meters or less<\/strong>. In additionthere are at least 400 different forms of skeletal dysplasia.<\/strong>which can affect people of short stature. However, the most common condition is achondroplasia<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n One of the relevant points on the subject of short people is the following. not see this issue from a trainer's point of view or treating them as children. <\/strong>when they become adults. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In Mexico there are about 11,000 people with short stature<\/strong> according to data that the National Human Rights Commission (CNDH) gave in 2018. However, there are no official figures supported by the National Institute of Geography and Statistics (Inegi).<\/strong>To date, there has been no census of this population group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is important for Inegi to carry out a demographic study on the short stature population in Mexico.<\/strong>The data could reveal which are the most common problems they face. In addition, would demonstrate the extent to which inclusion and equal rights are extended<\/strong> in all areas of life in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On the other hand, the terms 'dwarf' and 'midget' are considered aggressive and pejorative <\/strong>to refer to this population. The correct way to refer to them is as short people.<\/strong>or, alternatively, only speak to them by name<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the case of the labor landscape in Mexico, there are no official figures that allow us to know precisely what people of short stature are working on<\/strong>. However, if we take into account that <\/strong>to legally recognized as a type of disability<\/strong>we can use figures from Inegi for 2020: only 38% of people over 15 with a disability were economically active.<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n However, there is no data that allows us to know how many people of short stature are included in the formal sector<\/strong> of the economy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n On the other hand, Jacob Zayas Garc\u00eda, representative of the Somos Peque\u00f1os Veracruz civil association, explained<\/strong> in an interview with Xalapa Newspaper<\/em> in 2023 that 80% of short people are unemployed.<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \"More than 80% of short people do not have a formal job, a degree, a professional development, what we seek is to eliminate discrimination, we want it to be recognized that they suffer, that they have needs.\"<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n The universal step<\/strong> is a platform through which short people can have equal access to certain areas of the market.<\/strong> that would normally be out of reach<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Ideally, the Mexican Official Standard NOM-001-STPS-2008, Buildings, premises, facilities and areas in the workplace - Safety conditions.<\/strong>The standard for staircases is the standard for staircases. If we take this standard as a basis, we can conclude that a universal step needs these characteristics<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n In Mexico, the initiative to have universal steps in government offices and public spaces has already been introduced in<\/strong> congresses of various states such as Sonora, Baja California, Coahuila, Michoac\u00e1n, Nayarit, Guanajuato, Quer\u00e9taro and Mexico City.<\/strong>. In addition, its implementation has already begun in Coahuila, Michoac\u00e1n, Quer\u00e9taro and Nayarit.<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ideally, the aim is to make these steps a reality not only in government offices, but also in shopping malls, banks, schools and in any other space. <\/strong>where people of short stature are located.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sources: Government of Mexico (1<\/a>, 2<\/a>), Copred<\/a>, CNDH<\/a>, Inegi<\/a>, El Financiero<\/em><\/a>, The world of law<\/a>, Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare<\/a> y Legislative Information System<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Research and editing by Jos\u00e9 Manuel R\u00edos and Rodrigo Hern\u00e1ndez Learn how you can make your workspace more inclusive for people with short stature. <\/p>","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":4062,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[76],"tags":[70,71,72,73],"class_list":["post-4061","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-inclusion-laboral","tag-diversidad","tag-equidad","tag-inclusion","tag-inclusion-laboral"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/comprodiverso.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4061","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/comprodiverso.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/comprodiverso.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/comprodiverso.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/comprodiverso.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4061"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/comprodiverso.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4061\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4189,"href":"https:\/\/comprodiverso.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4061\/revisions\/4189"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/comprodiverso.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4062"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/comprodiverso.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4061"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/comprodiverso.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4061"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/comprodiverso.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4061"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}History of World Short People's Day <\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Who are considered to be undersized?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Facts about short people in Mexico<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Appropriate language to refer to this sector of the population.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Employment situation of short statured people in Mexico<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Actions to be carried out in the work environment to achieve the inclusion of short people.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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What is the universal step and what is its relevance for short people?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Did you know these interesting facts about short people?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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