People with disabilities urge government to enhance transportation accessibility policies
President Cyril Ramaphosa at the Transport Summit on Universal Accessibility held at the Birchwood Conference Centre in Johannesburg25 April 2024, 15:41 People with disabilities in the country have called on the government to strengthen and implement policies that ensure inclusivity and equal access to transport services.
South Africa is a signatory to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Those living with disabilities have said summits like this must not be a talk shop. Chief Director at the Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Praveena Sukhraj-Ely explains, “At the moment there is compliance, however, we have to report that it is slow and we are trying our level best to motivate and advocate to be more inclusive and ensure we have accessibility across the board in all areas.
The Presidential working group has also been working towards coordinating initiatives to integrate different modes of transport for the disabled.
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