Barriers everywhere
Subtitle: lack of accessibility for people with disabilities in Russia
Publisher: Human Rights Watch
Published: 2013
Place of publication: New York, N.Y.?]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 118
ISBN-13: 9781623130411
Subjects: People with disabilities; Legal status, laws; Discrimination against people with disabilities; Law and legislation; Government policy; Civil rights; Social conditions; Health and hygiene; Transportation; Federal aid to services for people with disabilities; Barrier-free design
Other titles: Lack of accessibility for people with disabilities in Russia
Notes: "Andrea Mazzarino, research fellow in the Europe and Central Asia Division, researched and wrote this report. Some of the research was conducted together with Jane Buchanan, associate director of the Europe and Central Asia Division"--P. 80.

"September 2013"--Table of contents page.

Includes bibliographical references.

Also issued online via the Human Rights Watch Web site.
Table of contents: title: Summary.; title: Overview ;; title: Report findings ;; title: A dated approach ;; title: Falling short of the law ;; title: What needs to be done --; title: Key recommendations.; title: To the Russian government ;; title: To the ministries Implementing the Accessible Environment Program ;; title: To the International Paralympic Committee --; title: Terms --; title: Methodology -- -- I.; title: Background.; title: Disability in Russia -- -- II.; title: Barriers to the physical environment.; title: Physical confinement to homes ;; title: Inaccessible public sidewalks and street crossings ;; title: Lack of accessible private businesses ;; title: Inaccessible government buildings ;; title: Inadequate means of redress ;; title: Inadequate enforcement of accessibility laws ;; title: Concerns about federal construction norms -- -- III.; title: Barriers to access to transportation.; title: Buses and minibuses ;; title: Moscow and St. Petersburg metropolitan train systems ;; title: Commuter and intercity trains ;; title: Automobile transport ;; title: Social taxis ;; title: Airports ;; title: Discrimination on the part of transportation employees ;; title: Lack of a government response -- -- IV.; title: Lack of access to employment.; title: The role of education in access to employment ;; title: Discrimination in hiring and firing ;; title: Unjust and unfavorable conditions of work ;; title: Insufficient efforts to promote employment of people with disabilities ;; title: Inadequate Russian federal policies and programs on employment -- -- V.; title: Lack of access to healthcare and rehabilitation.; title: Difficulties accessing healthcare facilities and services ;; title: Lack of respect for the family -- -- VI.; title: The 2014 Paralympic Games.; title: Objectives of the International Paralympic Committee ;; title: The IPC's expectations of the Sochi 2014 Olympic Organizing Committee ;; title: Russia's preparations in advance of the Paralympic Games ;; title: Engagement of people with disabilities in planning -- -- VII.; title: Russia's obligations under international and national law.; title: International obligations ;; title: National obligations  -- -- VIII. Recommendations.; title: To the Russian government ;; title: To the Ministry of Regional Development ;; title: To the Ministry of Transportation ;; title: To the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection ;; title: To the Ministry of Healthcare ;; title: To the ministries implementing the accessible environment program ;; title: To the Sochi 2014 Olympic Organizing Committee ;; title: To the International Paralympic Committee ;; title: To Russia's international partners and international financial institutions ;; title: To the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) --; title: Acknowledgments --; title: Appendix.