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The Councilor for Sports, Irene Jódar, has presented, this morning, with the president of the Association of and for the Physically Disabled of Lorca and Comarca del Guadalentin (Asdifilor), José Luis Llamas, the new lifting platform that is already installed on the CD Felipe VI, and that can be used by all users with reduced mobility, to access the stands of the sports courts, and thus enjoy all the sporting events held there.

The Councilor for Sports explained that "we have placed a lifting platform on the CD Felipe VI to improve accessibility in this installation. This platform has been placed on the stairs of the first floor, in the canteen area, and that they give access to the stands of the sports court ".

And he added that "it is a lack that had existed since the Felipe VI Sports Complex was remodeled in 2015, and so far this measure had not been implemented in order to improve accessibility."

Jódar Pérez has indicated that "with this action we comply with one of the points of our electoral program that was to improve accessibility in sports facilities. This is the first stone, but throughout the legislature we will continue working to improve the day by day, and access to sports for people with reduced mobility. "

And he recalled that the Francisco Artés Carrasco stadium lift was also put into operation, also facilitating access to these municipal facilities for all those people with reduced mobility for football matches.

The mayor of Sports has added that "this project has been developed together with the different groups of reduced mobility in Lorca, as are the members of the Asdifilor Association, and next to them we have selected the best lifting platform that was in the market, of last generation, and that has a capacity for about 300 kilos. Users with reduced mobility, who need to use it, will have to request it at reception. The staff of the complex will be in charge of accompanying them, and controlling the operation of the platform throughout the process " .

Jódar also explained that "in terms of accessibility within the Felipe VI CD, people can access the 0 floor to the outside ramp, and once there you can go to the cafeteria by elevator or down to the fitness area, and of multipurpose rooms by elevator as well, and the failure in accessibility was when accessing the stands from the first floor.It is already solved, it was a very demanded measure by users of the Felipe VI CD, and we have implemented it as quickly as possible Remember that this facility is the largest in Lorca, and therefore the one with the most visitors and users, this lifting platform was totally necessary. "

For his part, the president of Asdifilor, José Luis Llamas, highlighted "the good disposition of our association, as well as that of FAMDIF and OTAF, the Accessibility Technical Office to try to review the projects in these spaces, as there were necessary things that were not contemplated in the remodeling works. But at the time they were not done. After six years now there has been a good attitude when installing this platform to climb the stands, and with it, not only get to see the events from an area safer, but also more inclusive with the rest of the spectators. In previous years we have been forced to stay out of the environment in which our colleagues, family, and friends are. In addition, being on the track entailed the danger that, in any time, a player or a ball could hit us. "

Llamas has explained "that there are still things to improve in the facilities, but that progress is being seen little by little, so we thank the Councilor for Sports, Irene Jódar who, in six months, being in front of the Department of Sports, goodwill has been seen, and facts. And the example translates into this platform, which we can use users who go in wheelchairs, as well as those who have difficulty climbing the stairs. "

Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca