Eloísa García Etchegoyhen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Eloísa García Etchegoyhen

Date of Birth: 08-Jul-1921

Place of Birth: Montevideo, Montevideo Department, Uruguay

Date of Death: 29-Jan-1996

Profession: writer

Nationality: Uruguay

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Eloísa García Etchegoyhen (1921-1996) was a pioneering Uruguayan educator and disability rights activist.
She not only created the first educational facilities in Uruguay to teach those with disabilities, but she developed job placement programs and parent support groups to help children integrate into the larger society.
She spearheaded training for teachers and psychologists leading to the creation of research programs into the cause of mental retardation and led a public awareness campaign to encourage acceptance of the disabled by their families and communities.
She began the first school for students with multiple disabilities and began the first pre-school for early assessment and intervention for disabled children in Uruguay.
She brought the Special Olympics to Uruguay and worked throughout Latin America and the Caribbean for inclusive policies for disabled citizens.