Social experiment in Baku to assess public’s knowledge and attitude towards people with disabilities and their needs
25.01.2018
Vafa Huseyinli, the EaP Civil Society Fellow-2017. and the National Automobile Club of Azerbaijan had recently conducted a social experiment in Baku aimed at assessing general public’s knowledge and attitude towards people with disabilities and their needs.
The respondents, who helped the actor, agreed with the fact that there is a strong need in accessible infrastructure – accessible transport and accessible roads including wheelchair ramps. Overall, the experiment had highlighted the importance of accessible infrastructure and presence of social appreciation for people with disabilities to consider themselves as equal members of the society.