One of the world's most renowned art museums is changing the language in the descriptions attached to its paintings in a bid to increase inclusion and promote equality.
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00:00 Spain's famous El Prado Museum is working on becoming more inclusive.
00:05 To do so, it is changing some of the language found in the short descriptions next to the paintings it has on display to more respectful terms.
00:13 Gone are words such as "dwarf" or "handicapped."
00:16 However, if the terms are in the title attributed by the artist, those do not change, explained the museum's conservator.
00:24 He explained that he represented the infant Isabel Carugenia with the dwarf Magdalena Ruiz.
00:31 We can see that she is a person with a short height. It is not necessary to explain that she is a dwarf.
00:40 Well, more correct, politically speaking, and that it is an advance in terms of equality and that all people must be valued.
00:53 The changes come following the Spanish Parliament's decision last week to amend the Constitution.
00:59 MPs voted to replace the term "handicapped" to "persons with a disability," a terminology change long called for by Spain's disability community.
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