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BARRIERS EVERYWHERE Ack of Accessibility for People with Disabilities in Russia W a T C H H U M A R I G H T S BARRIERS EVERYWHERE ack of Accessibility for People with Disabilities in Russia W A T C H Barriers Everywhere Lack of Accessibility for People with Disabilities in Russia Copyright © 2013 Human Rights Watch All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America ISBN: 978-1-6231-30411 Cover design by Rafael Jimenez Human Rights Watch is dedicated to protecting the human rights of people around the world. We stand with victims and activists to prevent discrimination, to uphold political freedom, to protect people from inhumane conduct in wartime, and to bring offenders to justice. We investigate and expose human rights violations and hold abusers accountable. We challenge governments and those who hold power to end abusive practices and respect international human rights law. We enlist the public and the international community to support the cause of human rights for all. Human Rights Watch is an international organiza tion with staff in more than 40 countries, and offices in Amsterdam, Beirut, Berlin, Brussels, Chicago, Geneva, Goma, Johannesburg, London, Los Angeles, Moscow, Nairobi, New York, Paris, San Francisco, Tokyo, Toronto, Tunis, Washington DC, and Zurich. For more information, please visit our website: http://www.hrw.org SEPTEMBER 2013 978-1-6231-30411 Barriers Everywhere Lack of Accessibility for People with Disabilities in Russia Summary ........................................................................................................................... 1 Overview .................................................................................................................................. 1 Report Findings ........................................................................................................................ 3 A Dated Approach ..................................................................................................................... 5 Falling Short of the Law ...................................................................................................... ...... 6 What Needs to Be Done ......................................................................................................... ... 7 Key Recommendations ....................................................................................................... 8 To the Russian Government ..................................................................................................... 8 To the Ministries Implementing the Accessible Environment Program ....................................... 9 To the International Paralympic Committee .............................................................................. 9 Terms ............................................................................................................................... 10 Methodology .................................................................................................................... 12 I. Background .................................................................................................................... 15 Disability in Russia .......................................................................................................... ....... 15 II. Barriers to the Physical Environment ............................................................................ 20 Physical Confinement to Homes .............................................................................................. 21 Inaccessible Public Sidewalks and Street Crossings................................................................ 23 Lack of Accessible Private Businesses .................................................................................... 25 Inaccessible Government Buildings ....................................................................................... 28 Inadequate Means of Redress ................................................................................................ 29 Inadequate Enforcement of Accessibility Laws ........................................................................ 30 Concerns about Federal Construction Norms........................................................................... 32 III. Barriers to Access to Transportation ............................................................................ 33 Buses and Minibuses ........................................................................................................... .. 34 Moscow and St. Petersburg Metropolitan Train Systems.......................................................... 36 Commuter and Intercity Trains ................................................................................................ 37 Automobile Transport ............................................................................................................. 38 Social Taxis ............................................................................................................................ 39 Airports ................................................................................................................................. 40 Discrimination on the Part of Transportation Employees .......................................................... 41 Lack of a Government Response ............................................................................................. 42 IV. Lack of Access to Employment ..................................................................................... 44 The Role of Education in Access to Employment ...................................................................... 45 Discrimination in Hiring and Firing .......................................................................................... 47 Unjust and Unfavorable Conditions of Work ............................................................................ 50 Insufficient Efforts to Promote Employment of People with Disabilities .................................... 50 Inadequate Russian Federal Policies and Programs on Employment ........................................ 51 V. Lack of Access to Healthcare and Rehabilitation ........................................................... 53 Difficulties Accessing Healthcare Facilities and Services ......................................................... 53 Lack of Respect for the Family ................................................................................................. 59 VI. The 2014 Paralympic Games ........................................................................................ 62 Objectives of the International Paralympic Committee............................................................ 62 The IPC’s Expectations of the Sochi 2014 Olympic Organizing Committee ................................ 63 Russia’s Preparations in Advance of the Paralympic Games ................................................... 64 Engagement of People with Disabilities in Planning ............................................................... 66 VII. Russia’s Obligations under International and National Law ........................................ 68 International Obligations..................................................................................................... .. 68 National Obligations .......................................................................................................... ..... 71 VIII. Recommendations ..................................................................................................... 75 To the Russian Government .................................................................................................... 75 To the Ministry of Regional Development ................................................................................ 76 To the Ministry of Transportation ............................................................................................ 76 To the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection ......................................................................... 76 To the Ministry of Healthcare ................................................................................................. 77 To the Ministries Implementing the Accessible Environment Program ...................................... 78 To the Sochi 2014 Olympic Organizing Committee ................................................................... 78 To the International Paralympic Committee ............................................................................. 78 To Russia’s International Partners and International Financial Institutions............................... 79 To the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) ......................................... 79 Acknowledgments ............................................................................................................ 80 Appendix.......................................................................................................................... 81 Summary Denis, a 25-year-old blind man, commutes daily from a Moscow suburb to his city office. He has fallen three times from commuter train platforms, including in June 2012 when he broke his hand. He told Human Rights Watch, “Everywhere there’s a risk of trauma … maybe if there were those tactile strips that show you clearly where the platform ends, this would not have happened.” **** Twenty-six-year-old Maria D., who has limited mobility and uses a wheelchair, lives in a third-floor apartment in Sochi, home of the 2014 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. Since her apartment
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