Ildar Khalikov: we should take into account the opinion of the disabled while realizing the program “Available environment”

Republican and local authorities should take into consideration opinions of public organizations of the disabled while realizing events stipulated by the program “Available environment”, Acting RT President Ildar Khalikov stated at a meeting dedicated to the program implementation.

The event was held in a House of RT Government with participation of heads of ministries and institutions and municipalities (in format of video conference).

The program “Available environment” assumes creating conditions for comfortable living and transportation of the invalids in public places.

Tatarstan is a pilot region to realize this federal program. This year total federal and republican funding will make 696 mln roubles.

For the moment more than 320 000 disabled people live in Tatarstan.

Acting RT President informed that the primary task is to create comfortable conditions for the disabled in most visited places, - medical and social institutions. Sports and cultural objects should also be taken into consideration.

Ildar Khalikov believes that requirements of the program “Available environment” are to be considered upon current implementation of construction projects. Notably, necessary conditions for the disabled should be created in the Kazan airport being now modernized.

The Tatarstan minister of health care Airat Farrakhov presented main solutions for buildings and streets to make disabled people comfortable.

Ildar Khalikov addressed to chiefs of ministries and municipalities with request to use presented solutions in their spheres and regions upon implementation of the program “Available environment”. He also commissioned the Ministry of labor and social protection to work out a mechanism for controlling fulfillment of requirements on providing “availability” for disabled people at commercial objects.

“From the very beginning we should involve members of public organizations of the invalids in order to take all peculiarities into consideration in full”, Ildar Khalikov addressed attendees of the meeting.