Accessibility 2014, para. 31b

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[When reviewing their accessibility legislation, States parties must consider and, where necessary, amend their laws to prohibit discrimination on the basis of disability. As a minimum, the following situations in which lack of accessibility has prevented a person with disabilities from accessing a service or facility open to the public should be considered as prohibited acts of disability-based discrimination:] Where access could have been granted to the facility or service (when it came into existence) through reasonable accommodation.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Document type
General Comment / Recommendation
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
Person(s) affected
  • Persons with disabilities
Year
2014
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Other
Reference
CRPD General Comment No. 2, Accessibility (2014), para. 31b.
Paragraph number
31b