As can be seen in the photo that has been circulating on the internet for the last few hours, during Agiasmos, clergymen and officials, among them the Minister of Culture and Sports, Lefteris Avgenakis, are on a raised platform.
The image from the inauguration of sports facilities on the beach of Karteros in Heraklion of Cretewhere in the specially designed platform for the sanctification were all the official guests -politicians, bishops, local actors- except the president of the Paralympic Committee, who was alone and away from everyone …
As can be seen in the photo that has been circulating on the internet for the last few hours, during Agiasmos, clergymen and officials, among them the Minister of Culture and Sports, Lefteris Avgenakis, are on a raised platform.
Just below is the president of the Hellenic Paralympic Committee, George Kapellakis.
Today is not December 3, it is not “World Day of Persons with Disabilities”. We do not post warmly “everyone is different, everyone is equal”. Because this is proven in practice. And we still have a long way to go in practice. pic.twitter.com/TPUlCyWDI3
– Manolis Christodoulakis (@Manolis_Chr) June 16, 2022
As it turned out afterwards, the organizers who had invited him did not arrange for a ramp to be placed, so that he could access the official platform with his wheelchair.
Avgenakis: It was wrong
In a post on Facebook, Lefteris Avegenakis commented that “it was wrong and I promise it will not be repeated! Such an image, as the non-provision of access of the President of the Hellenic Paralympic Committee – George Kapellakis, to the makeshift platform for the sanctification of the facilities of Karteros Beach Sports Center, such an omission will not happen again.
The culture of inclusion is our philosophy from the first day at the Ministry of Sports, but also a key policy axis of our Government.
And athletes with disabilities are well aware of this. And they recognize it.
This was stated immediately afterwards, as you can see in the video, by Giorgos Kapellakis himself, whom I thank very much “.
“With your behaviors you treat us equally. It has been our big complaint all these years. We did not have equal treatment and we found her with you, Lefteris Avgenakis. And this is very basic, not only for Athletes with Disabilities, but for the whole society “.
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