The Gozo law courts have failed an accessibility audit conducted by the Commission for the Rights of Persons with Disability which, however, stopped short of outrightly saying it was unfit for purpose.
In its inspection, ordered by Magistrate Joe Mifsud, the commission noted that the law courts were not only vertically inaccessible, with stairs being the only way to get from the groundfloor to the upper levels where the courtrooms are located, but also failed the horizontal test because the different floors had several levels.
The report, compiled by architect Joseph Spiteri and lawyer Bernard Busuttil, the commission’s director of investigations, compliance and enforcement, recommended the installation of a number of stair and wheelchair lifts to make the building somewhat more accessible.
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In the words of Robert Hensel, “there is no greater disability in society than the inability to see a person as more”.
Malta’s first ministry dedicated to inclusion and social well-being strives to ensure that the potential and skills of persons with disability are maximised so that they can reach their ultimate life goals and dreams.
In ensuring that disability rights policy is not treated as mere social policy but, rather, equality policy, the government has embarked upon a reform agenda which will reach its culmination this year.
From a legislative point of view, after intense work with all stakeholders, the draft of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities will be launched for public consultation.
Commission turns down pro-lifers’ US-inspired disabled people’s prom invite
Commission for the Rights of People with a Disability turns down participation in Night To Shine prom for disabled people
2 February 2021, 10:59am
by Karl Azzopardi
The disability commission has turned down an invitation for an event hosted by pro-life groups, saying the party does little to promote disability rights.
The Commission for the Rights of Persons with Disability (CRPD) said it was invited to participate in an event titled Time to Shine Malta, which is being organized by Tim Tebow Foundation, LifeNetwork Foundation Malta and the St Julian s Parish, together with a number of commercial entities, as well as the Maltese Association of the Order of Malta.