Question 45565 — people with disabilities

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Ms Martine Wonner questions the Minister of the Interior on the consequences of the technical inspection introduced in 2018 on vehicles designed for the transport of people with reduced mobility. By this measure, the owners of these adapted vehicles must hold a registration document bearing the “handicap” qualification under penalty of non-compliance of the vehicles. To do this, many owners of these vehicles dating from a period prior to 2018 had to undergo this technical inspection to have a registration document allowing the proper use of their means of transport. The numerous returns from people with disabilities indicate that a technical inspection has a significant financial cost, most often resulting from compliance of administrative documents rather than a safety check of the equipment. Thus, many people disabled people found themselves unable to obtain this new registration document and without means of transport. The need to ensure a vehicle fleet complies with safety standards cannot be considered. However, the concrete application of this measure must be evaluated in light of the impact it has on a population that is already vulnerable in terms of mobility. According to the January “Accessibility in France” survey 2020 carried out jointly by the APF France handicap and the IFOP, 9 out of 10 people with reduced mobility have accessibility difficulties when traveling due to public structures, or even unsuitable roads. This study shows that people with reduced mobility are particularly affected in rural communities, with 57% of them “often” experiencing accessibility difficulties during their trips. travel. In a press release dated December 18, 2020, the Defender of Rights recalled that “disability still constitutes the first reason for referral in matters of discrimination”. Thus, she questions him about the balance of this measure, which increases the isolation of an already stigmatized population.

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