Facilitate access for disabled people
Facilitate access for disabled people to buildings and equipment open to the public / Case of Algeria Post
Objective:
- Establish a culture of facilitating accessibility for people with disabilities among members of society;
- Raise awareness of the importance of creating an environment adapted for the benefit of people with disabilities in order to integrate them into society;
-Awareness raising and awareness of the right of people with disabilities to enjoy full autonomy and effective participation in various aspects of daily life.
Definition of accessibility:
As defined by the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, it is to enable persons with disabilities to live independently and participate fully in all aspects of life, by taking appropriate measures that guarantee their access to the physical environment, means of transport, information and communication, facilities and other services available to the general public.
The issue of facilitating access for people with disabilities to the physical environment is one of the basic elements, which allows this category social integration by protecting their dignity, their freedom and their right to fully exercise their work.
As part of this approach, Algeria ratified by presidential decree dated May 12, 2009 the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities of 2006, which addressed the question of facilitating access for disabled people in its article 9; Algeria also promulgated Law No. 02-09 of May 8, 2002, relating to the protection and promotion of disabled people, which in its article 30, deals with the measures to be taken to facilitate the access of disabled people to public places and to facilitate their use of means of transport, means of communication and the media, in addition to Executive Decree No. 06-455 of December 11, 2006, which specifies the modalities facilitating access for people with disabilities to physical, social, environmental, economic and cultural life.
Objective:
- Establish a culture of facilitating accessibility for people with disabilities among members of society;
- Raise awareness of the importance of creating an environment adapted for the benefit of people with disabilities in order to integrate them into society;
-Awareness raising and awareness of the right of people with disabilities to enjoy full autonomy and effective participation in various aspects of daily life.
Definition of accessibility:
As defined by the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, it is to enable persons with disabilities to live independently and participate fully in all aspects of life, by taking appropriate measures that guarantee their access to the physical environment, means of transport, information and communication, facilities and other services available to the general public.
The issue of facilitating access for people with disabilities to the physical environment is one of the basic elements, which allows this category social integration by protecting their dignity, their freedom and their right to fully exercise their work.
As part of this approach, Algeria ratified by presidential decree dated May 12, 2009 the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities of 2006, which addressed the question of facilitating access for disabled people in its article 9; Algeria also promulgated Law No. 02-09 of May 8, 2002, relating to the protection and promotion of disabled people, which in its article 30, deals with the measures to be taken to facilitate the access of disabled people to public places and to facilitate their use of means of transport, means of communication and the media, in addition to Executive Decree No. 06-455 of December 11, 2006, which specifies the modalities facilitating access for people with disabilities to physical, social, environmental, economic and cultural life.