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| He has obtained a Degree in Physiotherapy and now plans to continue his training with a master's degree or specialist courses | The Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, has sent him a letter congratulating him Paco Cascales, a student at the University of Murcia, has just graduated in Physiotherapy, becoming the first person with profound deafness from birth without an auditory residue and without the possibility of technical means that achieves this at the Spanish university.
It is a great personal achievement for this young man and a reason for satisfaction for the University of Murcia and, especially, for the team of the Diversity Attention Service, which has been accompanying him on the road for eight years.
Among all the congratulations he has received these days, the letter from the Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, stands out. "Getting to this moment has cost me a lot and for me it is the greatest victory of my life.
Consistency, patience and sacrifice have been my ideals for success," says Paco; who also explains that during the time it took to finish the race he has suffered many ups and downs.
The first years were not easy, but little by little everything was improving until reaching its final objective; supported by the work of the Diversity Attention Service, which has served as an interlocutor with the teaching staff to guide them in the necessary adaptations and has provided interpreters who have accompanied them in their classes.
"I remember many people who have helped me, from José Antonio Cobacho to Maribel Sánchez to the current rectory team; and to the closest Antonio Pérez, Eva Casanova and Ana Millán;Attention to Diversity ", he affirms. Paco Cascales also remarks that he is "very grateful to the Physiotherapy faculty, although at the beginning there was a teacher who did not understand my disability, then all of them have turned in an exemplary way, they have not given me anything and they have demanded me as the most, but always with very good will and predisposition.
" But perhaps the most special thanks are dedicated to the interpreters of the University of Murcia who have accompanied him on this journey: Alejandro and Alejandra, because "for me they have been everything and I will be eternally grateful".
Also to his family, to his parents and siblings and to those who "went to heaven prematurely, I cannot imagine how happy they will be for me." "If I have been able to do it, surely others can" What makes his case special is that Paco does not have any auditory remains and it is impossible for him to use technical means such as cochlear implants, which do work in other cases.
His disability of more than 65% is due to pre-lingual profound deafness; that is, he has bilateral cophosis in both ears, which means that he has not had any remaining hearing capacity since he was born.
Due to this extreme loss, hearing aids do nothing to her and cochlear implants cannot be put on. Paco believes that the importance of his resident success is that "it is very difficult to be able to study a career with a disability like mine; and if I have been able to do it, surely others can", he says convinced. Regarding the letter from the Prime Minister, Paco acknowledges "that it was a pleasant surprise and a detail on his part.
In the letter he thanked me for all the effort made despite the impediments along the way and the spirit of struggle.
He also encouraged me to continue to achieve the goals that I set for myself.
" He is currently doing paid extracurricular internships through scholarships from the Conference of Rectors (CRUE) and ONCE.
This is his third practice and he is very happy; "In the workplace I feel very integrated and I receive the help of my colleagues; they are fabulous," he says.
Regarding his professional future, he plans to continue training with a master's degree or with a specialist course.
Source: Universidad de Murcia
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