Accessible environment construction will continue to expand its scope. Draft for review | Products | Construction
Which old residential areas can be equipped with elevators? What should I do if the product text is too small to read clearly? What are the places that provide accessible facilities, equipment, and services? The draft of the Accessible Environment Construction Law, which is about to be submitted to the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress for review, has responded to these social concerns. On June 25th, at a press conference held by the Legal Work Committee of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, spokesperson Zang Tiewei stated that the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress has formulated the Law on Accessible Environment Construction, which not only focuses on improving relevant institutional mechanisms from the top-level design, but also pays special attention to responding to and solving prominent problems reflected by groups such as the elderly and disabled.
It is reported that the third review draft of the Accessible Environment Construction Law will add provisions that the construction of accessible environments should be combined with aging friendly renovation; Clearly, people's governments at or above the county level should formulate targeted plans for the renovation of accessible facilities and organize their implementation; Clarify the scope of residential areas equipped with accessible facilities such as elevators as "existing multi story residential areas in old urban communities", and add regulations to "play the role of community grassroots organizations" and strengthen communication and negotiation among property owners.
In addition, the draft will expand the scope of venues that provide accessible facilities, equipment, and services to include museums, cultural centers, science museums, and other venues; Clearly define that the local standards for the construction of accessible environments shall not be lower than the relevant technical requirements of national standards.
The legislative body has also responded positively to the inconvenience caused to consumers, especially the elderly and visually impaired, by the small font size and lack of Braille versions in product manuals, especially in drug built-in manuals.
Zang Tiewei said, "The second review draft of the draft stipulates that the state encourages producers and operators of food, medicine, and other commodities to install Braille, large characters, and voice instructions on the external packaging of commodities. The third review draft has been further revised and improved: expanding the scope of commodities and adding 'other commodities' outside of food and medicine; changing' installing Braille, large characters, and voice instructions on the external packaging of commodities' to 'providing labels and instructions in accessible formats such as voice, large characters, and Braille'; clearly stipulating that 'it is convenient for people with disabilities and the elderly to recognize and use'. These regulations are very targeted, and it is hoped that relevant departments and producers and operators will conscientiously implement and take effective measures to provide consumers, especially the elderly, with accessible formats after the implementation of this law." "Providing convenience for people with disabilities."
It is reported that the third meeting of the Standing Committee of the 14th National People's Congress will be held in Beijing from June 26th to June 28th. In addition to the draft of the Accessible Environment Construction Law, the meeting will also review the draft of the Foreign Relations Law, the revised draft of the Administrative Reconsideration Law, and the revised draft of the Marine Environment Protection Law; Deliberating the proposal of the Chairman's Meeting of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress to submit a draft of the Patriotic Education Law for review; Deliberating the proposal of the State Council to submit a draft of the Food Security Law for review.
