Insight view

THE COUNTRY: HUMAN RIGHTS
REHABILITATION AND EMPLOYMENT OF DISABLED PERSONS
Objects in public use not adapted
to persons with disabilities
Accessibility is the precondition for inclusion of persons with
disabilities in society and it permeates through all other
spheres of life. According to research on persons with disabilities
and the Ministry of Sustainable Development and
Tourism, no object in official use in Montenegro is fully
adapted to persons with disabilities and is in accordance with accessibility standards that are prescribed
by the Law on Spatial Planning and Construction and the Rulebook on Conditions and Manner
of Adapting of Objects for Access and Movement of Persons with Disabilities. The first college
adapted to the needs of persons with disabilities was the Faculty of Law in Podgorica (therefore
the Faculty of Political Sciences) where a vertical hydraulic elevator was built according to valid
European standards; a toilet for the needs of persons with disabilities, and an access concrete
ramp and sloped sidewalks were built as well.
When it comes to the education system, introduction of inclusion resulted in changes in the manner
of work with children for whom the inclusion was intended. They started to attend the regular system
of education, and different systems of support change every year. An important segment of
the rights of persons with disabilities is related to their right to make decisions on parenthood. The
first empiric research on rights of persons with disabilities to parenthood was conducted during
2014. The goal of this research was to obtain a general picture about the achievements and experience
of persons with disabilities in the role of parents and their needs.
All rights guaranteed on the paper
At the end of 2007, the Government of Montenegro adopted the Strategy for Integration of Persons with
Disabilities in Montenegro (2008-2016). This is the first strategic document that analyzed the current situation
of persons with disabilities with the measures that had to be undertaken in order to improve the status
of the above mentioned population. Two years later, the Convention of the United Nations on Rights of Persons
with Disabilities was ratified. The goal of this convention is to promote, to protect, and provide full and
equal enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms to persons with disabilities and to promote
respect of their inherent dignity. Last period, national legislation was harmonized with the convention but
there is a lot of space for harmonization and the biggest challenges are in law implementation.
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