Minister of labour, employment and social protection of Tatarstan Airat Šafigullin. Illustration: tatar-inform.ru
To the editor BakuToday received a letter from activists and street educators initiative group “city without barriers”, dealing with the problems of persons with disabilities. They accuse the Minister of labour, employment and social protection of Tatarstan Ajrata Shafigullina to gloss over reality. The text is shown with small reductions.
“1 February this year, the Minister of labour, employment and social protection of Tatarstan Airat Šafigullin made during the” Government hour “in the Federation Council of Russia on realization of the program” accessible environment in our Republic.
According to the participants of the action team “a city without barriers”, the content of the statement made by the Minister at odds with how in fact realized in Tatarstan program “accessible environment. Determine the extent of this difference, compare your report Mr. Shafigullina that lists the objects and the activities of the programme with disbursements for the year 2011.
Illustration of change can be a letter or a disabled team member-wheelchair users Alexander Kalashnikov on his visit to the Theatre: Kachalova
“We went to the theatre. Show “Secret houses Vernier” liked. Drew attention to the ramp, made complete by the banks, but it has not been cleared of snow and insulated Red Ribbon, apparently as a warning against icicles. Further about the Metro. From the street did shaft to drain in the underground passage, but, unfortunately, only mine, lift it, had to ask people. Descent to the Metro a good ramp, the slope of the platform, we also do not have the lift, but when I use it, I was told that it is not connected, brought me to the police. The conclusion of us think but somehow slowly. “
It is worth noting that both Katchalova v.i. Theatre, and the Metro station “Ploshad Tukaâ” referred to in the letter should have been (as well as other theaters and the Metro Milwaukee area) to become fully accessible to persons with disabilities in accordance with the programme by the end of 2011. In addition, at the end of his presentation, Mr. Šafigullin reported that the proportion of persons with disabilities in Tatarstan, positively evaluate the level of availability of facilities and services in priority areas was 35.6%. There are issues as related to the Minister’s statement at the beginning of my statement that “only 2.5 per cent of disabled persons in the Republic (of their own accord) can enjoy a full life” who conducted such a study, and what was the sample?
In the same “Government hour” the Minister of health and social development Tatyana Golikova reported that in 2012, the programme “accessible environment” in Tatarstan from the federal budget allocates 283.05 million roubles, from the Republican budget-much. We very much hope that all the funds will be spent in the most effective and all the pledged Minister Šafigullinym and planned in the programme changes occur really. “
Coordinators of the initiative group “city without barriers”:
Sofia Kalakova, Alexander Kalashnikov, Irina Kuznetsova-Natalya Chernova Morenko, Ajzilâ Hajretdinova, Iskèndèr Âsaveev.
