in English - Handicap International

public spaces, their construction and maintenance is the responsibility of the State
(either the Ministry of Public Works in the case of the central government, or
municipal governments). Insuring the right to free circulation means that the State
needs to create adequate conditions so that people with motor disabilities can
enjoy this right just like anyone else, and this is only possible through eliminating urban
obstacles and installing ramps and other facilities that insure accessibility. In
other words, physical accessibility is a means for guaranteeing that people with
disabilities can exercise their right to freedom of movement.
THEY SAY THAT I´M FREE TO GO
WHERE I WANT BUT I CAN´T
TAKE THE BUS BECAUSE IT DOES
NOT HAVE A RAMP OR LIFT.
Right to personal mobility?
- A blind person visits a public library and requests a copy of the Constitution of
the Republic in Braille, or in another format that would make it accessible, and
is told that only printed copies are available. Here, the right to receive information
is being violated. In this case, the means for exercising this right on an equal
basis with people who can read a print version of the Constitution would include
insuring the availability of a version in Braille, or audio tapes, or the provision of a
computer that is programmed to provide the text to a blind person.
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