A young man with a central nervous system disorder and reduced mobility arising therefrom was fighting for a decent standard of living, which is often unattainable for people with disabilities in Estonian society.
The case highlighted the inadequacy of social services (personal assistant service and social transport) provided by local governments to meet the real needs of people with disabilities.
The court found that the city of Tallinn did not take into account the individual needs of the young man when assigning the scope of the personal assistant service and organising social transport, and made decisions that did not support his human dignity or equal opportunities to participate in society. The court declared the city’s behaviour unlawful and stressed that local governments must choose the measures that best meet the individual needs of people with special needs and support their quality of life.
The client was represented by attorney-at-law Meris Velling (Law Firm Liverte).
Read the detailed information of the case in Estonian.
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