2024-05-07 23:49:12
(ANSA) – ROME, MAY 07 – The Roma Capitale communication campaign ‘I can enter’ has started to inform and raise awareness about the application of law 37/74 which provides for the entry into public places of guide dogs accompanying non-residents. sighted. Stickers and posters, with a drawing of a guide dog and the words ‘I can enter’ will from today be present in the offices of the Rome Capital registry office, the social secretariat, in various municipal offices and in the pharmacies of the Farmacap circuit.
“Even in anticipation of the Jubilee – states the councilor for Social Policies and Health Barbara Funari – this initiative is an important signal in support of blind people and their guide dogs who represent their eyes and their safety. Rome wants to reiterate with strength and clarity ‘I can enter’ and also launches an appeal to many other public and private entities to join the campaign and display the sticker”.
“Thanks to the posting of specific graphic material – added the Councilor for Personnel Andrea Catarci – the Municipalities and the headquarters of the registry offices will guarantee a conscious use of regulatory instruments whose failure to apply too often has created intolerable inequalities and disparities in access for many towns and citizens in the use of services. Today is a further step on the road towards a more equitable and inclusive city for all”.
“We are delighted that this project is coming to life thanks to the determination and commitment of many associations such as the Lions – adds the president of the Capitoline Assembly Svetlana Celli – Rome is a welcoming city and our administration is sensitive to the removal of obstacles and critical issues for the most fragile categories”.
“Discriminating a blind person for being accompanied by a guide dog – explains the Lions guide dog representative, Roma Host club Daniela Brunetta – is punishable by law with a fine of between 500 and 2500 euros, but unfortunately not everyone is yet informed and many incidents of discrimination still occur.” (HANDLE).
2024-05-07 23:49:12