The video of a young woman who denounced that she was not allowed to enter a clothing store for being in a wheelchair caused outrage in Venezuela.

User Kelly Ayary published on her Twitter account a clip, which already has almost 300.000 Visualizations, where he explains what happened: "I was going to buy and they ran me because you cannot go into a wheelchair people in a wheelchair cannot enter Balú".

According to what the young woman wrote in El Trino, which is located in the first places of trends in the social network, the act of discrimination occurred in the Balú store, located in the Propatria Shopping Center, a popular area of western Caracas.

Due to the hundreds of interactions generated by this tweet, Kelly added that he had told the warehouse security guard that he was committing an act of discrimination;However, according to the young woman, "he just shrunk his shoulders".

"Not even the guard knew how to give me reasons.My day was doing so well that I didn't want to bitter it arguing with people like that, "he added in another trill.

Reactions

After the publication of this complaint, in the networks there were signs of solidarity with the young woman and rejection comments for the act of discrimination she suffered.

Similarly, Internet users reported similar experiences from those who were victims in other commercial establishments and asked to boycott the store that prevented access.

In one of the comments it is explained that some stores work "violating the spaces that the halls must have" and that they possibly did not let it enter because they prefer to put shelves with articles.

Another tweet said that he was prohibited from accessing a supermarket in two shopping centers in well -off areas of Eastern Caracas because he went with his son, who has cerebral palsy, in a car."That is discrimination of the purest".

In this regard, the former chancellor and current Minister of Industries and National Production, Jorge Arreaza, described what happened as "unacceptable" and wrote that he will transmit it to the authorities in charge.

The store laments what happened

A day after what happened, the store published a statement where it affirms that "categorically rejects any discriminatory act" and that "deeply" regrets that the entrance to Kelly Ayary has been forbidden.

According to those responsible for the chain, the decision is "totally unacceptable" and "does not correspond to any policy of the brand".In addition, he assures that "the fact is being investigated" and that "decisions and measures" will be made "to prevent it from being repeated.

What does the law say?

In Venezuela, since 2006, there is law for people with disabilities, whose objective is to "regulate the means and mechanisms to guarantee the integral development of people with disabilities in a full and autonomous way, according to their abilities".

Article 9 of the aforementioned regulations establish that "no person may be the subject of discriminatory treatment for disability reasons".In the same way, in numeral 31 it is stipulated that the displacement "without obstacles or barriers" and "safe access" to people with disabilities in residential areas, educational, sports, cultural and health centers should be allowed;Commercial establishments and offices;Recreation sites, tourist, among others.

The text also expresses that those responsible will be fine, to be verified "that it has been incurred in any of the infractions established in this law".

In the same way, the Venezuelan Constitution includes in its article 81 that "every person with disabilities or special needs is entitled to the full and autonomous exercise of their capacities and their family and community integration" ".