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
Åbo 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 Åbo
> 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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