Government of Uzbekistan approves a draft law “On the rights of persons with disabilities”
31/07/2019 09:10
Government of Uzbekistan approves a draft law “On the rights of persons with disabilities”
31/07/2019 09:10
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) - Disability is a problem not only for a single person, his family and relatives, but also a big problem for the state and society. A person with a disability, regardless of age, a child or an adult, as a full-fledged member of society, has the right to learn, master a particular profession, work, start a family, raise children and in old age, enjoy the benefits of their work.
In this vein, the draft Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan “On the rights of persons with disabilities” is the first Law adopted on the rights of persons with disabilities and, in essence, fully complies with the requirements of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
The draft law was developed with the participation of senior officials of 20 ministries and departments, public organizations, in particular, the republican society of disabled people, the deaf, blind, and the association of societies of disabled people.
The main objectives of the draft Law are to prevent discrimination on the basis of disability, respect for the rights and freedoms of persons with disabilities, ensure their participation in public life as full members of society, create a barrier-free environment and their unimpeded movement in the physical environment, ensure full participation in public life.
In particular, in the draft Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan “On the Rights of Persons with Disabilities”, in order to improve the lives of persons with disabilities, the following norms are introduced that ensure social rehabilitation, habilitation, adaptation and integration into society:
firstly, it is envisaged to introduce registration of persons with disabilities who need housing or to improve housing conditions, to provide them with the right of priority housing, preferential mortgage lending, providing them with living quarters on the lower floors in apartment buildings, the right to priority social housing;
secondly, the creation of special conditions in hotels of the republic for persons with disabilities, blind people, deaf people who use wheelchairs, by allocating and equipping them with special rooms;
thirdly, the organization of pediatric medical and social expert commissions in order to create a unified system for establishing disability for children with residual effects of congenital and previous diseases and injuries;
fourthly, expanding the transparency and accessibility of the activities of medical and social expert commissions, simplifying the procedure and reducing the time required to undergo the necessary procedures, eliminating corruption factors;
fifth, the establishment of disability in the commissions within shorter periods (no later than ten days from the date of the adoption of the documents) with obvious signs of disability in patients and the establishment of disability at home for persons in bed rest;
sixthly, there are provisions for ensuring a significant expansion of the powers of non-governmental non-profit organizations of persons with disabilities.
The adoption of this Law will contribute to the full implementation in the Republic of the provisions of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the implementation of relevant international standards for the provision of social services.
The draft document introduces the norms of direct action to ensure the rights of persons with disabilities, the creation of equal opportunities for self-realization, active participation in all spheres of society, the prevention of discrimination on the basis of disability.
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