Belarus
Part 1: Driving with a Disability
Are there any laws or regulations in your country that restrict whether people with disabilities can obtain a driving licence?
Yes, the link to the website of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Belarus containing the official decree with the restritions for people with disabilities to drive: http://minzdrav.gov.by/ru/sobytiya/perechen-zabolevaniyprepyatstvuyushchikh-upravleniyu-ts/
Are there restrictions on the type of vehicle or adaptation to controls that can be driven by a person with a disability?
N/A
Do the same restrictions apply to a person with a disability visiting your country in their own or a rented vehicle? Please give details.
N/A
Please include links to any websites or other sources of information for your country on this topic.
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Part 2: Parking Cards for people with a disability
Does your country have a national scheme of parking concessions for people with a disability?
Yes
Which categories of people with a disability are eligible for the parking card?
Wheelchair users People with walking difficulty People with vision impairment People with mental health issues, learning disabilities or other hidden disabilities (please describe)
Other (please specify): All disabled persons of groups I and II or persons carrying them have the right to Park at the places indicated by the road sign 5.15 "Parking Place" with the additional information sign 7.17 "Disabled" (or by the prohibiting road sign 3.27 "Stop is prohibited" together with the sign 7.18 "Except disabled persons"). At the same time, group III invalids or persons who transport them have the right to Park in such places and use the appropriate sticker only if the disabled person has musculoskeletal disorders.
Are there parking spaces reserved for people with a disability?
Yes
If you have answered yes, where are the reserved parking spaces?
On street
What concessions does the parking card give people with a disability?
Free parking on-street
Are there any regions or cities in your country that do not recognise the parking card, or which have their own, different system?
N/A
Are the same concessions available to visitors with a disability?
N/A
If you have answered yes to Question 13 above, please tell us if there is a formal system of reciprocal recognition of parking cards from other countries?
N/A
Are there minimum dimensions for the size of a parking space reserved for a person with a disability?
Yes, each Parking space for people with disabilities is about one and a half times wider than usual – 3.5 meters against 2.5 meters. The marking must be clear (the line width is 10 cm). The place must be marked with the appropriate sign. Also, for Parking lots with low lighting levels, it is advisable to apply reflective markings and use reflective signs. The distance from the Parking space to a building that belongs to health care facilities and other facilities visited by the people with disabilities must be close.
Please include a link to any websites which give details of the official national policy on parking concessions for people with a disability.
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Part 3: Hiring a car if you have a disability
Does your country have any laws which require hire car companies to make adapted vehicles available for people with disabilities to rent?
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Please give contact details (name, email, phone, weblinks) for anyone who has supplied information:
email(s) [email protected], [email protected] phone(s) (+375 17) 3230879, +375 (17) 256-08-29 website(s) beloi.by, www.disright.org