Bill for disabled conditions on hold in Turkey

Turkish Parliament has extended the implementation deadline for ameliorating public space conditions for people with disabilities for another three years, just days before the initial deadline ends, Hurriyet reported.

According to the drafted law, Turkish municipalities will prepare activities to increase service quality and solve problems for people with disabilities.

Training would be given to the technical employees of municipalities and the employees of the Interior Ministry in charge of making investigations on the issue of accessibility for people with disabilities.

The Disabled Law, which passed in July 2005 and was required to be fully implemented by July 2012 foresaw that people with disabilities would be able to file suits if they “could not get on a bus, could not enter a public institution, could not walk in a park” or if they “encounter a physical obstacle.”