According to the Fars News Agency Society Reporter; The first meeting of the working group of the Committee for Coordination and Supervision of the Implementation of the Law on Protection of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities with the presence of “Ali Mohammad Ghaderi” Head of the Welfare Organization and representatives of the Ministry of Interior, Cooperation, Labor and Social Welfare, Roads and Urban Development, Education, Science, Research And Technology, Health, Treatment and Medical Education, Industry, Mining and Trade, Sports and Youth, Program and Budget Organization, Administrative and Employment Organization, Judiciary and Martyr and Veterans Affairs Foundation were held.
The head of the country’s welfare organization said in this meeting that for the country’s large project, we must provide accurate statistics on the number of families with multiple disabilities in the lower income deciles.
“Ali Mohammad Ghaderi” after hearing the reports of the agencies involved in the implementation of the Law on Protection of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, said: The Law on Protection of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities was announced in 1397 and the Coordination and Supervision Committee under Article 31 The law was established with the ultimate goal of enforcing high oversight on the proper implementation of all laws aimed at people with disabilities or affecting their lives.
* Exemption for the right to branch water, gas and electricity for people with disabilities
The head of the country’s welfare organization, emphasizing the existing problems for the full implementation of the law to protect the rights of people with disabilities, added: “Currently, according to the Ministry of Energy, every person with disabilities is exempt from water, electricity and gas.”
Referring to Article 5 of the Law on the Protection of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, he stated that the Ministries of Roads and Urban Development and the Interior and Municipalities are obliged, as the case may be, to adapt and make available all terminals, stations, systems and urban and suburban transport fleets. Accessibility of public transportation systems for access in accordance with domestic laws and international standards for people with disabilities, he said: “In the meeting of Article 90, it was decided that all metropolises equipped with metro within the city, provide free transportation services to people with disabilities.” As well as the possibility for these people to benefit from the services of the semi-air transport fleet.
*Airlines under the Ministry of Cooperatives should halve the price of tickets for people with disabilities
Ghaderi continued: “There should be an option in the existing ticketing systems to halve the ticket, especially for companies under the Ministry of Cooperatives, Labor and Social Welfare, including Aseman Airlines and Raja Rail Transportation Company.” Meanwhile, now only Iran Air has halved its airline tickets for people with disabilities.
The head of the country’s welfare organization, stating that for the country’s large project, we must provide accurate statistics on the number of families with multiple disabilities in the lower income deciles, said: the devices must be transparent in entering demographic information; Because the basis of the country’s planning and budgeting is based on statistics and information.
On the eve of the second meeting of the Committee for Coordination and Supervision of the Implementation of the Law on the Protection of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in the presence of the First Vice President, he stated: According to Article 6 of the law, the Ministry of Health In such a way that in addition to providing the medical services needed by these people, it also covers the physical and mental rehabilitation services of people with disabilities.
* Has the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development done its duty?
Ghaderi stated that the Technical and Vocational Education Organization should review the necessary resources for people with disabilities to benefit from efficient courses, adding: “According to Article 17 of the law, the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development is obliged to provide affordable facilities and allocate at least 10% of residential units.” Has been applied to people with disabilities without housing, which has not been reported since the transfer of 160,000 units since 1397.
The head of the country’s welfare organization, stating that outside the assigned duties and based on human duty, each device should present good news for the betterment and development of people with disabilities, concluded in the end: by increasing, great actions can be done; We hope to be able to announce the progress report by the proper implementation of the Law on the Protection of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
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