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  6. Online seminar: Electoral quotas for people with disabilities?

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    You’re invited to the online seminar: Electoral quotas for people with disabilities?, where we will discuss the possibility of establishing special representation measures to increase the political participation of people with disabilities in Chile.

    We know that people with disabilities face greater barriers to participating in politics, and that the number of people with disabilities holding elected positions is very low compared to the percentage of the population with disabilities in our country.

    In this seminar, we will share findings from our research on electoral quotas, experiences of candidates with disabilities, and the case of the constitutional process.

    Speakers:
    Pablo Marshall – Lawyer, Professor at UACh, Associate Director of DISCA
    Diego Solsona – Sociologist, Postdoctoral Fellow at U. Los Lagos and UACh, Junior Researcher at DISCA
    Elizabeth P. Alarcón – Kinesiologist, member of Frente Amplio, Expert by Experience at DISCA

    The event will take place on Thursday, July 3, 2025, from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. (Chile time), via Zoom, with prior registration.

    The seminar will include a sign language interpreter and live captioning.