Disability Rights

Honduras has not created a comprehensive support plan for people with autism spectrum disorder mandated by presidential decree in 2019, with successive administrations using the autistic community rhetorically while avoiding substantive commitment.

Marta María Saire, twice sexually assaulted while under state care as a child, remains inadequately supported despite a 2003 IACHR friendly-settlement agreement requiring Honduras to provide her comprehensive rehabilitation.

A decree proposal would gradually increase annual budget allocation to Andepcih, the national association for blind Hondurans, to 2 million lempiras (roughly $80,000) by 2027 and maintain it permanently thereafter.

Honduras's deaf community has complained that the National Congress hired an unqualified sign-language interpreter for official broadcasts, violating their right to equal access to information, and is calling for a certified professional.