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Madrid, the global capital for people with visual impairment
The World Blindness Summit Madrid 2021takes place on June 28 and 29, a virtual global meeting at which we will be working to promote the inclusion of people with visual impairments and examining the impact of COVID-19 on their full participation in society.
Should you always use a booster cushion from when the child is four years old?
Age is not a variable that needs to be taken into account when using child restraint systems; the only important thing is the child’s physique.
When should you disable the front passenger airbag, and how do you do it?
You can’t disable the passenger seat airbag in all vehicles, especially older ones. Almost all new vehicles offer this option.
Why don’t Group II and Group III child seats have a harness if this is safer?
Child seats in Group O+ and Group I generally secure the child with a five-point harness, while seats in Groups II and III use the vehicle’s seat belt.
Can my car be immobilized if I travel with a child without a child car seat?
The Traffic and Road Safety Act establishes the reasons for which an officer may immobilize a vehicle and, among them, is failing to use child car seats.
What is the Plus Test?
The Plus Test mark is a guarantee that the child’s neck will not be exposed to extreme forces, provided that the manufacturer’s installation instructions are followed to the letter.
The safest way of taking children in two-seaters and convertible cars
In the case of convertible cars, there is no legislation in this respect, but it is simply common sense that tells us to protect our children.
How much information is generated and stored in the world?
If Internet usage figures were already monumental, with the pandemic they have increased even more. The more than 4.5 billion people in the world who have access to the Internet are constantly generating information. Considering the increase in content creation, we need reliable sources to turn to in order to obtain quality data, such as the data offered by our Documentation Center.
This is what a safe walk to school should be like
Children are the drivers of the future. This is why it is so important to educate them about responsible road safety behavior from a very early age.
From Infinite to zero. This is how we did it
The book From Infinite to Zero. This is how we did it, which will be presented on June 16th, is the largest collective reflection in recent years on everything that has been done and all that remains to be done to achieve the goal of zero fatalities and serious casualties in the near future.
Anchors and locks in child restraint systems
The Child Restraint Systems currently available on the market have different solutions with respect to anchors and locks.
How do you know that the seat is well anchored?
When transporting children in cars, it is just as important to ensure that the child seat is well anchored as it is to have the right child seat for their size, weight and characteristics.
Paddle is also inclusive
Thanks to the idea of a group of students from Loyola University, the Spanish Paddle Tennis Federation and our support, patients at the Hospital for the Paraplegic in Toledo will be able to enjoy this sport.
Fundación MAPFRE Monday
For children and young people living in the slums of Managua, Nicaragua, getting an education that will enable them to break the cycle of poverty is very difficult. The Pan y Amor school works to help them achieve this, to transform their lives. Fundación MAPFRE supports this project.
A recipe for employment integration
We gathered Carme Ruscalleda, chef with seven Michelin stars, and four students from the Escola d’Educació Especial Xaloc (Xaloc Special Education School) to prepare a monkfish “Romesquet”.
The wish tree
How do you imagine yourself or what do you want to be when you grow up? The boys and girls of Escola Vida Montserrat, a school that is part of the Catalan Association for Integration and Human Development (ACIDH), and the organization AURA have answered this question in front of the wish tree that has been installed in the exhibition V15IONES, at Torre MAPFRE, Barcelona.
A country strategy
With the aim of giving vocational training a strategic boost, the Vocational Training Alliance is born; a joint effort by institutions, companies, social and civil society organizations and the media to turn vocational training into a leverage for growth.