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Minister asks the TSE more accessibility for voters with disabilities

24/04/2012

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Daniella Jinkings
Reporter Agency Brazil



Brasilia - The Minister of Human Rights Secretariat, Maria do Rosario, asked today in a meeting with President of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE), Minister Carmen Lucia, more accessibility for people with disabilities in municipal elections in October. Until next 30 days, the TSE will publish a resolution with accessibility measures for the election this year.

Among the measures of accessibility that can be adopted in the forthcoming elections are the final architectural suitability of polling stations, ballots in braille for the blind, electronic voting machines in pounds and with audio description, and accessibility features in election campaigns aired in the media.

"We also considered important that all associations, movements and advice of rights of disabled people in Brazil follow this path [of accessibility] in their cities," said the minister.

Living Without Limits The plan, released last year, provides for the adaptation of schools to students and for the elections. According to Maria do Rosario, elections are in October, some measures will not have time to be implemented this year. "We have this illusion for these elections, but electoral authorities should be aware, that primarily, people with disabilities are not placed in separate rooms, but the physical space of the polling places be accessible to all people."

The National Secretary of Policies for People with Disabilities, Antonio Jose  Ferreira, also attended the meeting. For him, it is necessary to build mechanisms that besides the election this year, the election of 2014, can be more inclusive. "Not all people with disabilities are included [in the electoral process] because they are outside of voting, because of architectural accessibility and content of television advertisements election."

The number of voters with special needs in the country is 169,469, according to the registration of the TSE.
The lifting of the court, made in the 2010 elections shows that the state of São Paulo is the one with more voters with disabilities, with 67,967 people eligible to vote who need some special treatment on election day.
 

Issue: Rivadavia Severo


Source: Agency Brazil

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