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Government under fire for not meeting wheelchair access targets
04/12/2017
The Spanish Commission of Representatives for Disabled People (Cermi) filed a lawsuit at the Supreme Court on Monday, against the government, for not passing the law on universal access and non-discrimination against people with disabilities to all government property and public services within the designated period.
In a press release, Cermi pointed out that Monday December 4th marked the legal deadline for all public property, products and services to be accessible. As this has not happened, they have initiated legal action against the administration.
The deadline in question was laid down in 2003 as part of the General Law on Disabled People's Rights and Social Inclusion, which required all public property and services to be accessible to all.
Over the past few months and by means of their campaign 'Accessibility Horizon 4th December 2017' Cermi has been asking the government to keep its 2003 promises. As this has not happened, they have now decided to take legal action against those in power, saying "if the lawsuit is upheld, they will be obliged to carry out Parliament's laws and the pass reglementary changes required therein", their official statement said.
It is the Commission's firm belief that the failure to pass laws to guarantee basic accessibility and non-discrimination where public property and services are concerned, impedes social inclusion for people with disabilities, whether it be in business, education, culture, sport, or other areas of life.
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The Spanish Commission of Representatives for Disabled People (Cermi) filed a lawsuit at the Supreme Court on Monday, against the government, for not passing the law on universal access and non-discrimination against people with disabilities to all government property and public services within the designated period.
In a press release, Cermi pointed out that Monday December 4th marked the legal deadline for all public property, products and services to be accessible. As this has not happened, they have initiated legal action against the administration.
The deadline in question was laid down in 2003 as part of the General Law on Disabled People's Rights and Social Inclusion, which required all public property and services to be accessible to all.
Over the past few months and by means of their campaign 'Accessibility Horizon 4th December 2017' Cermi has been asking the government to keep its 2003 promises. As this has not happened, they have now decided to take legal action against those in power, saying "if the lawsuit is upheld, they will be obliged to carry out Parliament's laws and the pass reglementary changes required therein", their official statement said.
It is the Commission's firm belief that the failure to pass laws to guarantee basic accessibility and non-discrimination where public property and services are concerned, impedes social inclusion for people with disabilities, whether it be in business, education, culture, sport, or other areas of life.
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