SYMPOSIUM IN DAKHLA ON RIGHT TO ACCESSIBILITY
The Regional Human Rights Commission of Dakhla-Aousserd, in partnership with the Federation of Associations of Persons with Disabilities in the Region Oued Eddahab-Lagouira, organizes a symposium on “Right to and importance of accessibility” on March 30, 2013 at Dakhla City Hall.The seminar, organized in celebration of the National Day of Persons with Disabilities, aims to highlight the importance of accessibility for this group of citizens. Professors and representatives of disability rights associations will take part in this seminar.
The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which was adopted by the United Nations in 2006 and ratified by Morocco in April 2009, states in its Article 9 that “to enable persons with disabilities to live independently and participate fully in all aspects of life, States Parties shall take appropriate measures to ensure to persons with disabilities access, on an equal basis with others, to the physical environment, to transportation, to information and communications, including information and communications technologies and systems, and to other facilities and services open or provided to the public, both in urban and in rural areas”.
According to the same article, “these measures, which shall include the identification and elimination of obstacles and barriers to accessibility, shall apply to, inter alia: Buildings, roads, transportation and other indoor and outdoor facilities, including schools, housing, medical facilities and workplaces; Information, communications and other services, including electronic services and emergency services.”