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The NHRC commented that the Physically and Mentally Disabled Citizens
Protection Act amended on April 23, 1997 (now the PDRPA) stipulated that the
competent authorities of schools at all levels shall provide accessible campus
environments to allow persons with disabilities to enjoy equal educational
opportunities. Since then, more than 20 years have passed. Amendments to the
SEA on January 23, 2013 also required schools to provide accessible campus
environments. Although the MOE had promulgated the Guidelines for Subsidies
Granted by the Ministry of Education to Special Municipality/County/City
Governments to Provide Education to Students with Disabilities; Guidelines for
Subsidies Granted by the K-12 Education Administration, Ministry of Education
to Improve the Accessibility of Campus Environments; and Guidelines for
Subsidies Granted by the Ministry of Education to Colleges and Universities to
Improve the Accessibility of Campus Environments to help local governments and
schools improve their campuses, the subsidies and resources offered are limited
and lack effective mechanisms for monitoring project schedules. Thus, little
progress has been made and the improved accessible facilities sometimes still fail
to meet current laws and regulations. To date, the goal of constructing accessible
campus environments in all schools remains unfulfilled.
B. Transportation and roads
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The CRPD Second Report shows that there has been an overall increase in the
total number of rehabilitation buses and people served, and that service coverage
has grown from 5.52% in 2016 to 10.48% in 2019. However, after reviewing the
data provided by the relevant central authorities, the NHRC feels it necessary to
raise the following issues:
(1) The number of drivers is less than the number of vehicles. In certain counties
and cities, the gap in the ratio of vehicles to manpower allocation is
facility-related indicators as part of their institution assessment indicators. By contrast, child and
youth placement and education institutions assess their accessible facilities based on the coaching and
review results announced by the competent authority. The “Regulations on Accessible Facilities”
(improvement recognition principles replaced or completed improvement in approved replacement
project) is merely one of the items reviewed in “Buildings, Facilities, and Equipment.” In “Buildings,
Facilities, and Equipment,” which is assessed annually, a score of “0” is given only if the average
faults in Items 1 and 2 equal to five or more.
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