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 Accessibility is not only in
itself a right, but it's also

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a precondition, meaning that we
need, as people with disabilities,

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we need accessibility as
a precondition in order to enjoy

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other rights enshrined
in the Convention, such as employment,

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 such as education, such as access
to healthcare.

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The companies implementing this legislation,

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remember that this is not just

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compliant - it's about ensuring
that more people with disabilities

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 will be participating in all
aspects of life.

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 And this is beyond compliance.

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 We've seen many cases in which

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automatic decision making has 
reinforced discrimination against

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 persons with disabilities.

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 And we, if we think of AI models

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 that are used for eligibility of
Social Security benefits, of AI

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 models used for recruitment, AI
models used for education that can

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tag a person with disabilities or
flag a person with a disability as a

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 cheater in exams, for example.

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 I believe that the law should

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 address built environment, because
it makes no sense to have an

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 accessible ATM in a bank office
that is not accessible, or having

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 accessible ticketing machines in
a station that is not accessible

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 for people with disabilities.

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 And let's remember that the the

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motto of the disability movement
is, "Nothing about us without us",

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so it is of crucial importance
that we are meaningfully involved

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 in decisions affecting our lives
because, at the end of the day, we

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come with, with our lived
experience.

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Just to name one of the clear benefits of the
Accessibility Act: that, finally,

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 the emergency number 112 will be
accessible to all persons with disabilities.

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 And then to the companies, we we
always say that do not focus just

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 on the exceptions and the
safeguards of the legislation, but

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 focus on the potential of this law
that again can definitely and will

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 have a positive economic impact as
well on on their businesses.