Technical accessibility standards

Establishes the accessibility requirements that public spaces, buildings, means of transportation and signage in Colombia must meet

Access to buildings: The standard establishes requirements to ensure that buildings are accessible, including ramps, elevators, doors, hallways and interior spaces

Access to public spaces: Requirements are also established for the accessibility of public spaces such as parks, squares, sidewalks and parking areas, ensuring that they are accessible for people with disabilities.

Signage: The standard establishes requirements for signage in public spaces and buildings, ensuring that it is clear and visible.

Means of transport: The standard also addresses accessibility in means of transport, such as buses, trains and stations, establishing requirements to facilitate access and mobility

Establishes the accessibility requirements that urban and rural spaces must meet, as well as pedestrian circulation routes

Urban and rural spaces: The standard establishes requirements to guarantee that public spaces in urban and rural areas are accessible to all people

Pedestrian circulation paths: Requirements are established for pedestrian paths, such as sidewalks and walkways, ensuring that they are accessible for people with disabilities, including the presence of ramps, handrails and non-slip surfaces, among others.

Inclined planes: The standard establishes the requirements for the construction of inclined planes, such as ramps, ensuring that they meet the necessary specifications to guarantee accessibility for people with physical disabilities.

Aims to ensure that all people, regardless of their physical, sensory or cognitive abilities, can access and use these spaces safely and without undue restrictions

Sanitary facilities: Requirements are established for sanitary facilities in public buildings, ensuring that they are accessible to people with disabilities and comply with the corresponding hygiene and safety standards.

Parking spaces: The standard also addresses accessibility in parking spaces

This standard aims to ensure that these areas are accessible to all people, including those with disabilities, and that they promote inclusion and equal opportunities.

hearing aids: provides recommendations for measurements of the functional characteristics of air conduction hearing aids of particular models for the purpose of comparing the measured properties with those specified by the manufacturer.

Acoustic evaluation method: The acoustic evaluation procedure is based on a measurement method in which the sound pressure level at the sound input of the hearing aid is kept constant.

This standard establishes the general characteristics that sound systems for pedestrian traffic lights must meet.

Street furniture: Accessibility is also addressed in street furniture, such as benches, litter bins and traffic signs, ensuring that they are accessible for people with disabilities.

Sound signal for pedestrian crossings: information medium that serves as a hearing aid for the pedestrian traffic light and emits a signal of a universal nature.

School furniture, desks and chairs for students with physical limitations cerebral palsy: accessory placed in the middle part of the seat that allows the student to separate their legs Cervical support: support that is given to the neck and that extends to the head and allows it to be fixed of the same Chest harness: trunk support that is secured with straps and buckles Seat

Upper table: part of the desk that is used as a work surface Size: it is the height of the student in meters and is associated with a size of the desk (small, medium and large)

standard: the standardized one that corresponds to a class of desk and chair and that is suitable or compatible with a range of sizes.

Wheelchairs, classification by type, based on appearance characteristics.

determinations

Part 1: Determination of static stability

Part 2: Determination of dynamic stability of electric wheelchairs.

Part 3: Determination of brake efficiency.

Part 4: Determination of energy consumption of electric wheelchairs.

Part 5: Determination of overall dimensions, mass and turning clearance

Part 6: Determination of the maximum speed, acceleration and retardation of electric wheelchairs

establishes the general criteria and requirements for accessibility and signage to the physical environment

Tactile and Braille Signage-->Signs on elevator panels, cubicle numbers in call centers, and public restroom doors must be tactile by means of enhancement and include Braille signage.

Information Levels:
Level 1: Security information.
Level 2: General information.
Level 3: Ad information.

Sign Design:
*Signs should be easy to understand and unambiguous.
*Short sentences and simple words should be used.
*Avoid abbreviations and long words.

Principle of Two Senses:
*Provide accessible signage and information support *measures for people with sensory disabilities.
*Include tactile and Braille cues.

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights

It establishes the basic human rights to which all people are entitled, regardless of nationality, gender, ethnicity or religion.

They also have relevant characteristics for people with disabilities, since they refer to equality, non-discrimination, dignity and protection against inhuman or degrading treatment.

Inter-American Convention for the Elimination of all forms of
discrimination against people with disabilities

ts main objective is to eliminate all forms of discrimination against people with disabilities and promote their full inclusion and participation in society.

It recognizes the fundamental rights of people with disabilities in areas such as equal opportunities, accessibility, education, employment, health, political participation, among other relevant aspects to guarantee their full integration and development in society.

Disability a Human Rights issue

The Right to equal opportunities: Every State Institution will be responsible for guaranteeing the full enjoyment of the rights of people with disabilities.

Right to respect diversity: People with disabilities have the same rights as all other people and that society must ensure equal opportunities and the full exercise of these rights; Furthermore, it highlights diversity as an enriching and fundamental value for building inclusive societies.

International classification of disability functioning and
CIF health

It is a classification system developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) to provide a standard, unified framework for describing health and health-related states, as well as interactions between the individual and their environment.

Components of health: This part describes health and health-related states in terms of body functions, body structures, activities, and participation.

Contextual components: This part includes environmental and personal factors that can influence a person's health and experience of disability.

About Comprehensive Policies for People with Disabilities
in the Ibero-American area.

It represents a commitment by Ibero-American countries to promote comprehensive policies that guarantee the rights and full inclusion of people with disabilities in society.

These comprehensive policies cover various aspects, including health care, inclusive education, access to employment, physical and social accessibility, participation in political and cultural life, among others.

Convention of People with Disabilities.

The purpose of the convention is to promote, protect and guarantee the full and equal enjoyment of all human rights by Persons with Disabilities. It covers a series of fundamental areas such as:

Accessibility: Ensure that people with disabilities can access physical environments, information and communications technologies

Freedom of movement: Ensure the right of people with disabilities to freedom of movement and choice of residence, as well as equal access to transportation services.

Health: Guarantee access of people with disabilities to adequate health services, including primary and specialized care, on equal terms with other people.

Education: Promote inclusive and accessible education, which guarantees the full development of people with disabilities and their participation at all levels of education.

Employment: Promote equal opportunities in employment and non-discrimination in employment based on disability.

Habilitation and rehabilitation: Provide habilitation and rehabilitation services that promote the autonomy and full participation of people with disabilities in society.

Participation in political life: Guarantee the right of people with disabilities to participate in political life, including the right to vote and participate in electoral processes.

Equality and non-discrimination: Promote equal rights and opportunities for people with disabilities, as well as prevent and eliminate any form of discrimination based on disability.

Accessibility Guidelines for Consortium Web Content
World of the Web.

Set of guidelines developed by the Consortium to ensure that online content is accessible to all people, including those with disabilities.

Perceptibility: Ensure that information and user interface components are perceptible to all people, regardless of their sensory abilities.

Operability: Ensure that user interface and navigation components are operable for all people, including those who cannot use certain standard input devices.

Understandability: Make the content and structure of information understandable to all people, ensuring that web pages are clear and easy to understand.

Inter-American Convention for the Elimination of all forms of
discrimination against people with disabilities

States undertake to adopt measures of various types, including legislative, social, educational, labor and any other measures that are necessary.

Legislative reforms: States commit to adopt laws that prohibit discrimination on the basis of disability and that guarantee equal opportunities for people with disabilities in all areas of life.

Social measures: States commit to implementing social policies and programs that promote the inclusion and full participation of people with disabilities in society.

Educational measures: States are committed to guaranteeing access for people with disabilities to inclusive and quality education on equal terms with other people.

Labor measures: Promote equal opportunities in employment and adopt measures to eliminate labor discrimination, as well as promote the employment of people with disabilities.