The European Concept For Accessibility 2003

2.2.5 Opportunities for Politicians

Those politicians who strive to make Environments Accessible to All are demonstrating their desire to offer the population a good Quality of life and provide people with better opportunities to develop, both socially and personally. It should also be remembered that it is politicians who are responsible for public spending. In this respect, making environments accessible has a direct effect on Public spending:

-Hazardous situations, and therefore the number of accidents, are reduced in accessible environments.

-When interaction with the environment is easy there is less need to provide individual assistance (whether by other people or through designs which compensate for environmental deficiencies). Finally, it should be remembered that accessibility makes towns and cities more attractive, both for the people who live in them and for potential visitors (tourism) -not to mention those companies or professionals who are looking for a suitable environment in which to set up their business (progress).