TurkeyLaw on Persons with Disabilities (Law No. 5378), Article 7 accessibility of information services and information and communication technology, with the Article 3 definitions
Also known as Engelliler Hakkında Kanun (Law on Persons with Disabilities).
Engelliler Hakkında Kanun (Kanun No. 5378), m. 2, m. 3(f)-(g) ve m. 7 (6518 sayılı Kanunla değişik)
In force since .
An accessibility requirements rule binding public and private bodies.
- Instrument type
- an act of a legislature
As of .
What it requires
- Information services and information and communication technology are to be made accessible to disabled people, meaning that they can reach and use them safely and independently; Article 7 does not name the person who carries this duty (Law No. 5378, Art. 7, read with Art. 3(f)).
- Accessibility standards under the Law are the standards on accessibility that the Turkish Standards Institute publishes (Art. 3(g)).
These lines are LexLint's reading of the law's text, as of .
What this law does
Article 2 applies the Law to disabled people, their families, the bodies and organizations that provide services to disabled people, and other persons concerned. Article 3(f) defines accessibility as the ability of disabled people to reach and use buildings, open spaces, transport and information services and information and communication technology safely and independently.
Article 3(g) defines accessibility standards as the standards on accessibility that the Turkish Standards Institute publishes. Article 7 provides that information services and information and communication technology are made accessible to disabled people. Article 69 of Law No. 6518 substituted Article 7 in its current form. The Law's table of amending laws lists Article 7 among the provisions of Law No. 6518 that entered into force on .
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