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Publication Date
August 2007
203 p
This review provides an international overview of the technical information on accessibility criteria for the built environment that is being used by countries as they prepare to ratify the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The document compares the accessibility codes and standards from 16 international jurisdictions, including the new standards from Canada and the USA, as well as standards from Mexico, Uruguay, Sweden, Ireland, Spain, South Africa, Bangladesh, Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia and Lebanon
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Keywords
Cross-cutting; physical barriers; Disability and social diversity; persons with disabilities; accessibility; Politics government and economics; international cooperation; Enabling environments; infrastructure; Rehabilitation; assistive technologies; innovation; transportation; Livelihoods; employer and workplace