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09/21/2016
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Today, September 21, the National Day of Persons with Disabilities is celebrated fight, so let's deal with the law of the guide dog tracking.
Law 11126/2005, regulated by Decree 5904/2006 provides the visually impaired person the right to enter and remain in common use environments accompanied by guide dog, allowing access to supermarkets, theaters, cinemas, public transportation and other establishments.
The regulation of the matter is important to ensure the visually impaired the right to come and go without any constraint, and enable them greater independence and autonomy to leave home.
However, the entry of the guide dog is banned in health facilities in the areas of insulation, chemotherapy, transplant, burned assistance, surgery center, center of material and sterilization, intensive care unit and intensive semi in medication preparation areas hospital pharmacy, handling, processing, preparation and storage of food and in special cases or determined by the hospital Infection Control Committee on health services, as well as places where the individual sterilization is required.
In public transport, the person with visual impairment accompanied by guide dog will occupy preferably the wider seat, more space around or near a crossing, according to the means of transport.
The Decree prohibits any collection of values, tariffs or increases linked, directly or indirectly, to the entry or the guide dog presence.
In addition to regulating the rights of the visually impaired to enter and remain in common use environments accompanied by a guide dog, the decree also imposes sanctions on noncompliance of the law of the case, whether public or private property, ranging from R$ 1,000.00 to R$ 30,000.00, reaching R$ 50,000.00 in case of recurrence.
In air transport
According to the National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC), the guide dog must be carried free of charge in the aircraft cabin floor, next to its owner and under his control. The animal must be equipped with harness, dismissed the use of muzzled.
For the guide dog or transport aircraft accompanying guide dog, the requirements of national health authorities and the country of destination must be met when applicable. Check out more in the booklet Anac on accessibility.
Check out more laws on the rights of people with disabilities in our website.
Source: Procon-SP
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