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Contribution by Governments
ARTICLE 19: ACCESSIBILITY
1. States parties to this Convention shall take (appropriate- delete) measures
progressively to identify and eliminate obstacles and
barriers, and to ensure accessibility for persons with disabilities
to the built environment, to transportation, to information and communications,
including information and communications technologies, and to other
services, in order to ensure the capacity of persons fully in all aspects
of life. The focus of these measures shall include inter alia;
(a) The construction and renovation of (public-delete) buildings intended for
use by the public, roads and other facilities for public use, including but
not limited to schools, housing, medical facilities, indoor and out-door
facilities and (publicly owned-delete) workplaces;
(b) Promoting(universal design-delete) for mobility aids, devices and assistive
technologies and encouraging private entities which produce these to take into
account all aspects of mobility for persons with disabilities;
(c) The development and remodeling of public transportation facilities, communications
and (other-delete) services, including electronic services.
2. States Parties shall also take appropriate measures progressively
to:
(a) Ensure the provision of audio, signage including in Braille
and easy-to-read-and-understand forms in buildings and facilities for
public use;
(b) Ensure the provision of personal and assistive services and intermediaries,
including guides, readers and sign language interpreters to facilitate accessibility
to buildings and facilities for public use;
(c) Develop, promulgate and monitor the implementation of minimum
national standards and guidelines for the accessibility to
public facilities and services intended for use by the public;
(d) Ensure that all private entities in general which do not render
public services or cater to the public, to take into account all aspects
of accessibility for persons with disabilities;
(e) Promote and where appropriate, undertake and disseminate
research development and production, including localization
of new assistive technologies, giving priority to low cost technologies;
(f) Promote universal design and international cooperation in the development
of standards, guidelines and assistive technologies.
(g) Ensure that organizations and families of persons with
disabilities are consulted and fully involved from inception in the
formulation of legislation, regulations, standards and guidelines in relation
to accessibility;
(h) Provide training for all stakeholders including professionals involved in
designing structures on accessibility issues for persons with disabilities.