Accessibility of the persons with disabilities between the convention on the rights of persons with disabilities and the law on the protection of persons with disabilities (N° 09-02)

Abstract

The convention on the rights of persons with disabilities is the most important international text that dealt with disabilities from a human rights perspective, as well the handicapped protection law N° 09-02 is considered as the most integral text which cover this category; this raises the question of its compatibility with the convention in accessibility to the physical, social, economic and cultural environment, and to information and communication, to facilitate their social reintegration, especially since it is earlier in its existence than the convention, and since states competing in the issue of protecting human rights. In spite of the shortcomings that this law may contain , it was a good step towards enabling the persons with disability to their rights stipulated in the convention , but with necessity to train the society on how to deal with this category from a human right perspective instead of the social perspective.