美国残疾人法案和平等进入公共空间的法案
Barry A Whaley1, Jonathan G Martinis1, Giuseppe F Pagano1
1Burton Blatt Institute, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244-2130, USA.
概括
尽管有美国残疾人法案 (ADA),但残疾人仍然面临着进入公共空间的障碍. 这项研究回顾了法律和政策,检查了它们的有效性,并倡导改善可访问性.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 关于残疾人的研究.
- 政策分析 政策分析
背景情况:
- 1990年颁布的美国残疾人法案 (ADA) 旨在确保残疾人获得平等的机会.
- 30多年后,重要的建筑和其他障碍仍然存在,阻碍了社区的包容.
研究的目的:
- 描述美国联邦,州和地方法律,政策和倡议,解决可访问性障碍.
- 评估这些措施的有效性.
- 纳入残疾人倡导者关于公共空间包容性的观点.
主要方法:
- 在多个政府层面审查现有立法和政策.
- 对实施的可访问性倡议的有效性进行分析.
- 来自残疾人权利倡导者的定性见解.
主要成果:
- 鉴定了尽管存在法律框架,但仍然存在的建筑和非建筑障碍.
- 在不同的政策和倡议中评估了不同程度的有效性.
- 强调了倡导者对包容性公共空间当前状况的观点.
结论:
- 现有的法律和政策还没有完全消除残疾人面临的障碍.
- 为联邦,州和地方政府提供建议,以加强平等获取.
- 需要继续努力,以确保残疾人充分参与社区活动.
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