Government Implementation of the Standard Rules
As Seen By Member Organizations of
World Blind Union - WBU

Chad

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© Dimitris Michailakis 1997 Association Nationale des Deficients Visuels au Tchad, Chad
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General policy

There is no officially recognized disability policy.

Since the adoption of the Rules the government has not done anything to convey the message of full participation.

Legislation

The rights of persons with disabilities are protected by general legislation. No judicial mechanism has been adopted to protect the rights of persons with disabilities. Non-judicial mechanisms include a governmental body (administrative).

General legislation applies to persons with different disabilities with respect to access to court of law and the right to privacy. The following benefits are guaranteed by law to persons with disabilities: employment (only to the physically disabled), and independent living.

No new legislation concerning disability has been enacted, since the adoption of the Rules.

Accessibility

There are rules to ensure accessibility of the built environment which establish national design standards requiring that public places, the outdoor environment, means of public transportation, and housing are made accessible. Accessibility in the built environment is observed by a national authority. The following measures have been promoted by the government in order to facilitate accessibility in the built environment: levelling off pavements and ensuring the access to public places. There are no special transport arrangements for persons with disabilities. The most difficult obstacles, when planning to build accessible environments, are attitudinal factors, economic/budgetary factors, technical factors, geographic and climatic factors, lack of planning and design capacity, lack of knowledge, research and information, lack of user participation and lack of co-operation from other organizations/institutions. There is no disability awareness component incorporated in the training of planners, architects and construction engineers.

Sign language has no officially recognized status but is used as the first language in education of deaf people. There are no government measures to encourage media and other forms of public information services to make their services accessible to persons with disabilities. No services are provided in order to facilitate information and communication between persons with disabilities and others.

Organizations of persons with disabilities

There is a national umbrella organization. There are legal provisions mandating the representatives of persons with disabilities to participate in policy making and to work with governmental institutions. Organizations of persons with disabilities are never consulted, when laws and regulations with a disability aspect are being prepared. The government gives financial support to existing or new organizations of persons with disabilities. Persons with disabilities participate to a very limited extent in government and to some extent in political parties. The role of organizations of persons with disabilities is to advocate rights and improved services, mobilize persons with disabilities, identify needs and priorities, participate in the planning, implementation and evaluation of services and measures concerning the lives of persons with disabilities, contribute to public awareness, provide services and promote/organize income generating activities.

Co-ordination of work

There is no national co-ordinating committee.

The adoption of the Rules has not led to a rethinking of the approach to disability policy.

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