Syed Hussein Al -Qassab
The Capital Secretariat Council unanimously agreed to a legislative proposal aimed at enhancing the integration of people with special needs into society by ensuring facilitating their access to residential and commercial buildings, based on the principle of justice and equality in accessing services and facilities. The proposal comes in light of the trend towards raising the quality of life and achieving totalitarianism in architectural design, in line with international standards and humanitarian considerations Modern. The council member and the proposal presenter, Dr. Bazhar Ahmadi, explained that providing the necessary facilities for people with special needs in private buildings should not remain subject to commercial decisions from real estate developers, stressing that the absence of a legal obligation may deprive this category of its most basic rights to mobility and access. It is clear that the private sector often seeks to reduce costs, which requires legislative intervention to ensure the provision of provision Basic services for people with determination as is the case in public buildings. For his part, the Director General of the Capital Secretariat, Mohamed Al -Sahli, confirmed that the requirements for people with special needs have already been approved about ten years ago in government buildings, such as ministries and official bodies, given the nature of its services that include all groups of society. The technical committee recommended approval of the proposal, with the adoption of international standards related to facilitating the arrival of those with needs Private, especially in buildings with a height of more than three floors, and these basic requirements include providing at least one elevator with dimensions of not less than 110 cm x 140 cm, in addition to providing it with control buttons in Braille and at a level not exceeding 120 cm from the ground.
