Access to justice and infrastructure challenges in courts and courts for disabled people in Riobamba

• Piray Rodríguez, Paúl Orlando ^[1] ; Narváez Inca, Gisella Carolina ^[1]
  1. [1] Universidad Regional Autónomo de los Andes, Ecuador
• Localización: Salud, Ciencia y Tecnología - Serie de Conferencias, ISSN-e 2953-4860, Vol. 2, Nº. 0, 2023 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Salud, Ciencia y Tecnología - Serie de Conferencias)
• Idioma: inglés
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  • The research focuses on exploring the doctrinal and jurisprudential criteria that could constitute violations of the right to access justice for people with disabilities in Ecuador. It emphasizes the importance of addressing significant barriers they face when trying to access courts and judicial bodies, particularly those related to architectural obstacles that hinder their full exercise of legal rights. Methods such as observation and surveys were employed, using the Iadov method to assess the satisfaction level of disabled individuals interacting with justice institutions. The results indicated that the dissatisfaction index was -0,792 among females and -0,875 among males. These findings underscore the need for targeted actions and measures aimed at identifying and overcoming these challenges to foster an inclusive judicial system that ensures equal access to justice for all, aligning with Ecuador's constitutional principles of rights and social justice.