2023-08-23

The Accessible Environment Construction Law will be implemented from September 1, 2023. This is the first time China has formulated specialized laws on the construction of accessible environments. The General Office of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress held a collective interview on August 22 to interpret this law. Drug manufacturers and operators are required to provide accessible format versions of their instructions. The Law on Accessible Environment Construction stipulates that relevant departments of the State Council should improve the management standards of drug labels and instructions, requiring drug manufacturers and operators to provide accessible format versions of labels and instructions such as voice, large text, Braille, and electronic. The state encourages producers and operators of other goods to provide labels and instructions in accessible formats such as voice, large text, Braille, and electronic, for the convenience of recognition and use by people with disabilities and the elderly. Shi Hong, Director of the Social Law Office of the Legal Working Committee of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, introduced that during the legislative process, considering that the words on drug instructions are too small, inconvenient to read, and that elderly and disabled people may misread them, which may pose a great threat to life and health, drugs and other commercial products have been distinguished and required. In principle, it is necessary to provide a large print version of the drug instruction manual, but considering that the drug instruction manual is relatively long, providing a full text paper large print version is difficult in practical operation. Therefore, electronic instructions can be provided through scanning. The scope of 'other goods' stipulated in the laws and regulations is very wide, except for drugs, which are all within this scope, such as food and health products related to the lives of people with disabilities and the elderly, "said Shi Hong. In recent years, digital services, including smartphones and internet applications, have brought great convenience to many people's lives, but have caused some disabled and elderly people the problem of "not being able to use or not being easy to use". According to the Law on Accessible Environment Construction, the state encourages internet websites and mobile internet applications in fields such as news and information, social communication, daily shopping, healthcare, financial services, learning and education, transportation, etc. to gradually comply with the design standards for accessible websites and the national information accessibility standards. Shao Daoxin, Deputy Director of the Information and Communication Management Bureau of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, stated that a series of measures have been taken to promote the aging and accessibility transformation of 1735 websites and mobile apps commonly used by people with disabilities and the elderly. Some map apps have launched obstacle free navigation functions, which can help disabled people avoid obstacles such as steps and steep slopes as much as possible; Some travel apps have launched the "one click call" function, which is convenient for elderly people to take a taxi when going out alone. Next, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will conduct specialized research in the frontline to further understand the difficulties faced by disabled and elderly people of different ages, regions, and backgrounds in using the Internet, and guide relevant units to take targeted transformation and upgrading measures, "said Shao Daoxin. Helping to solve the problem of elderly and disabled people getting up and down stairs. Due to the lack of elevators in some old urban residential buildings, it is difficult for disabled and elderly people to get up and down stairs, seriously affecting their quality of life. The Law on Accessible Environment Construction is clear, and the state supports the installation of elevators or other facilities for existing multi-story residential buildings in old urban communities

Edit:Wang Chen    Responsible editor:Jia Jia

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