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Iran Not Yet Disabled Friendly

Urban officials in the capital city of Tehran say the basic social requirements of citizens with visual impairment have been neglected in most Iranian cities
Iran Not Yet Disabled Friendly
Iran Not Yet Disabled Friendly

Urban officials have taken intermittent measures in recent years for improving urban infrastructure and transportation services to meet the needs of people with disabilities.
However, “the measures taken so far have been inadequate and failed to solve even the most basic problems of the disability community”, Jafar Tashakkori, chairman of Tehran City Council's Transportation Commission, said in TCC’s Sunday meeting, IRNA reported. 
Most Iranian cities, let alone underdeveloped towns, are poorly adapted to the needs of people with disabilities. 
According to Tashakkori, the authorities' inaction in resolving the issue is a form of social injustice against the disability community. 

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