Canary Islands reduce disability assessment waiting lists by 75%

The Canary Islands have achieved a 75.5% reduction in waiting lists for disability assessments. During the opening of the XX Congress of Autonomic CERMIs in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Vice-Counselor of Social Welfare Francis Candil reported that 57,184 resolutions have been issued during the current legislature.

President Fernando Clavijo highlighted the creation of the Directorate General for Disability as a key step toward establishing a direct dialogue with representative entities and improving public policy planning. The congress focuses on the territorial application of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, marking twenty years since its approval.