HI, once again this highlights to me the difference between legislation and
day to day living. Presumably the UK has a law about making public transport
accessible but as a visually impaired person bus's, trains and especially
the underground are a nightmare, often unusable by myself. I would imagine
this would be similar for those with mobility impairment, what is being done
about this? Sarah.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jukka Kumpuvuori" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, July 15, 2002 7:07 PM
Subject: Re: Freedom of movement
> Thanks Larry for your comments. Yes, to be precise (sorry), my theme
> is "Freedom of movement of people with disabilities IN FINLAND" and
> therefore maybe cross-border problematics is not in the core of subject.
> But still the theme is international and very much consernes human rights
> and therefore I mailed here.
>
> The things you mentioned about for example travel restrictions should
> thoroughly be researched in perspective of human rights of disabled
people.
>
> It would be really interesting/useful to get some information on
> legislation on accessibility of public transport and also the legislation
> conserning accessibility of built environment. I will mail here in few
> days this kind of "bibliography" from finnish point of view.
>
> Greetings from WARM Turku, Finland,
>
> Jukka Kumpuvuori, Reasearch Assistant
> Ebo Akademi University, The Institute for Human Rights
> Tel: +358 50 552 0024
> E-mail: [log in to unmask]
> Post: Calonia ss.7, 20014 University of Turku
>
>
> Quoting Larry Arnold <[log in to unmask]>:
>
> > When I saw the header I was thinking of it from an altogether
> > different
> > perspective of human rights,
> >
> > That is to say the freedom to travel, take up residence, work,
> > visit another
> > country. Notwithstanding some of the restrictions of air travel
> > particularly
> > post Sept 11th and the fact that there are some rather nasty
> > clauses in some
> > supposedly Ist world countries immigration laws. It would be
> > interesting to
> > see what the United Nations perspective on this were in terms of
> > human
> > rights.
> >
> > For example air travel is the point at which the UK's legislation
> > for access
> > to public transport ends because it enters the international
> > domain. Ferries
> > too is another case in point and cross border rail travel
> >
> > As for other restrictions there have been cases of peope refused
> > visas for
> > medical treatment abroad not to mention the recent example I think
> > on this
> > list of the impossibility of a psyciatric survivor travelling to a
> > conference in Canada because of unequal laws.
> >
> > Larry
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: The Disability-Research Discussion List
> > > [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Jukka
> > Kumpuvuori
> > > Sent: 15 July 2002 09:03
> > > To: [log in to unmask]
> > > Subject: Freedom of movement
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > We are doing a research at the Institute for Human Rights at Ebo
> > Akademi
> > > University (located in Turku, Finland) on subject which I'm sure
> > you can
> > > help
> > > me with if you like.
> > >
> > > One of my themes is freedom of movement in context of people
> > with
> > > disabilities.
> > >
> > > The aim is to explore does discrimination exist on public
> > transport and
> > > built environment and how
> > > these restrictions of freedom of movement are compensated in
> > other spheres
> > > of
> > > legislation.
> > >
> > > I was wondering if you had some good sources on subject "freedom
> > of
> > > movement
> > > and disabled people" or some good tips on how to go on with my
> > subject.
> > >
> > > Greetings from Finland,
> > >
> > > ---
>
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