The 49th High School of Athens, the school he acquired full accessibility for the disabledin the context of its implementation large program of upgrading all school units in the city by the Municipality of Athensvisited the Mayor, Costas Bakogiannis.
In this school, they were created -in priority- elevator, ramps, but also WC for the unimpeded access of a high school student with mobility problems. The close cooperation of the management of the School, the Parents’ Association, the child’s family and the Municipality of Athens resulted in the immediate response to the basic obligation to guarantee the right to learning, without obstacles and exclusions for the schoolgirl.
The Mayor of Athens, accompanied by the Deputy Mayors of Urban and Building Infrastructure Vassilis Axiotis and Education Nikolaos Vafiadis, saw closely all the interventions made in the building, talked with the school principal and teachers and before leaving, went through all the classes. school to greet students.
«Today I feel like it is a really great day. We fulfilled our promise – which was at the same time an obligation – to ensure the student easy and unhindered access to her school. We do exactly the same for every student, in any school in Athens, now and in the future. I do not accept that today, there may be “two-speed” students, or students with more and less rights. What is happening at the moment in the schools of Athens is a big project under the “radar”, but it is great. Gradually, all schools in Athens will become accessible“, Stressed in a statement the Mayor of Athens, Costas Bakogiannis.
For his part, Mr. Axiotis noted that “we arrived in 2022 to put the obvious into practice “, while Mr. Vafiadis stated:” Our goal is to eliminate the phenomenon of social exclusion from the schools of Athens».
Projects in 257 school units in all seven apartments
The 49th High School of Athens is, however, one of the dozens of schools in which the extensive building program is implemented. upgrading by creating accessibility infrastructure, so that schools have “open” doors for all children. With the completion of the project, a total of 257 school units in all seven municipal districts of the city will acquire this infrastructure, in order to improve the daily lives of children with disabilities in their educational environment.
Specifically, new ramps will be created in 185 school units, while 236 schools will have functional and suitable toilets for the disabled. According to the plan, in 131 school complexes that, according to a study, it is not possible to install special ramps, will be built either electric lifts, whether lifts or portable mobile rampsin order to ensure unimpeded access to all school premises.
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