A acessibilidade das pessoas com deficiência no município de Vitória: o projeto “calçada cidadã”

Abstract

Among the fundamental rights provided for throughout the constitutional text, it stands out the right to equality, which determines the need to ensure an atmosphere isonomic to all people. Consequently, it is necessary that the citizen be legally protected according to its particularities. under this perspective, this study points out the need to realize the right to equality for people with disabilities, behold, in addition to being inherent to nature human, it is essential for the full exercise of its other rights, as, by example, the right to liberty and the right to the city. In this way, it appears that, for achieve the realization of these rights, public policies aimed at this group must be implemented, especially with regard to accessibility, essential instrument to eliminate existing barriers and, therefore, guarantee the people with disabilities access to urban space. Given this, the present This work seeks to analyze the legal protection related to the accessibility of people with disabilities in the city of Vitória, through an in-depth study of municipal legislation establishing the “Calçada Cidadã” project