Disability and Road Safety in Azerbaijan

EASST and their in-country partners have been looking into the issues faced by people with disabilities in accessing transportation and public spaces.

The purpose of this research by the National Automobile Club of Azerbaijan (AMAK) has been to analyse the current situation related to accessible mobility in Azerbaijan and collect data on the challenges that people with disabilities face while using roads and public transport on a daily basis.

AMAK has used the findings of their research to prepare a set of recommendations aimed at solving or preventing a number of the problems faced by people with disabilities in terms of accessible mobility in Azerbaijan.

The report was launched in Baku in March at a round table discussion involving 30 representatives from different government departments and non-government organisations among others, including the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of Population, Ministry of Education, Baku Metropolitan LLC, Baku Transport Agency, State Committee on Family, Women and Children’s Issues, Bakubus LLC, Ministry of Transport, Communications and High Technologies, State Committee for Urban Planning and Architecture, Baku Taxi LLC, Azerbaijan University, Social Work Public Union, NGOs working in the area of disability, local media, and Red Crescent Society representatives.