Title

The Brazilian urban accessibility program of the Ministry of Cities: 'Brazil Accessible' Program

Authors

Renato Boareto

Document Type

Conference Paper

Publication Date

2007

Subject Area

Mobility - Disability Discrimination Act, Mobility - Disabled, Modes of Transport - Bus, Population - Elderly, Social Issues - social inclusion, Transport planning - Accessibility planning

Abstract

In the current work we present the actions and instruments forecasted in the “Brazil Accessible” Program, their implementation, the regulation process of Federal Laws # 10.048/00 and 10.098/00 and their impact on urban mobility management. Brazil has gone through deep changes in regard to public policies dedicated to handicapped people in the last ten years. There was an evolution in concepts and definitions, progresses in social organization and the need to respect handicapped people’s fundamental rights has won wide recognition, as a result of that organization. There was also the approval of Federal Laws 10.048/00 and 10.098/00 and their regulation, which occurred on December 02nd 2004 through Decree 5296, allowing for an extraordinary progress in the next ten years. In January 2003 the Ministry of Cities was created having as one of its main attributions the establishment of guidelines for the national policy on public transport and urban mobility, through SeMob – National Secretariat for Transport and Urban Mobility. In such a context, SeMob has developed and has been implementing the Brazilian Urban Accessibility Program – Accessible Brazil with the purpose of stimulating and supporting city and state governments to develop actions that ensure accessibility for people facing handicap and mobility restrictions to access transport systems, urban equipment and to circulate in public areas.

Rights

Permission to publish given by TRANSED 2007