The change came after Carlos Oliván, the provincial director of Education in Huesca, contacted the parents. Dídac is in the first year of primary school at CEIP San Miguel and, according to his family, cannot speak or write. He therefore needs methodological adaptations and specific support to follow classes on an equal footing.
The family subsequently received written confirmation that the recruitment of a Hearing and Language professional with a sign language profile would be arranged. The appointment has not yet taken effect, but his parents considered the commitment sufficient to suspend the protest after months of demanding a response and more than 20 contacts with education officials.
A CAUSE THAT HAS GONE BEYOND DÍDAC
The family has stressed that its situation reflects the difficulties faced by many households with children who have special educational needs, particularly in rural areas. When children turn six and leave Early Intervention behind, they explained, their needs continue, and many families have to seek specialists on their own and undertake frequent journeys.
In their case, some of those journeys have taken them as far as Barcelona and involved a significant financial and personal effort. “We are not talking about luxuries, but about essential therapies, treatments and journeys so that our children can make progress,” the parents stressed. They said they wanted to keep this reality visible because, they maintain, it affects many other families.
Although the protest has been suspended, Eva and Esteban hope the commitment will quickly result in the professional’s effective appointment. “No child should have to wait for their family to take to the streets in protest before receiving the support they need,” they concluded, while continuing to await a stable solution for Dídac’s schooling.
