Human Rights (IHR), which in the Report on the observance of Human Rights in the procedure of subjecting the person to psychiatric treatment without consent 85 mentioned that people with mental disorders are neglected the right to information, both at the stage of preparation for the court hearing, as well as in the trial. Despite some progress in this area, people with disabilities continue to be excluded or face various barriers to their full and effective participation in society, on an equal footing with others. The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities86 noted that reasonable accommodation is about individual justice meaning that non-discrimination or equality is ensured, taking into account human dignity, autonomy and free choice. In the same vein, the accessibility of the environment, transport, information and communication, as well as services are a precondition for the social inclusion of people with disabilities. The People's Advocate did not find any developments regarding the implementation of his recommendation in the context of actions to support local public authorities in the development of community services for people with disabilities. He therefore maintains his recommendation to include the "Respiro" service in the minimum package of social services.87 Following the examination of a complaint from a visually impaired person, it was found that the free access to public services (banking) was restricted by the physical impossibility to use the facsimile signature for signing bank documents. The person in question claims that for the blind the impossibility of using this signature is a problem of accessibility in all areas of life. Referring to this issue, the PA "Association of Blind People of Moldova" mentioned that the use of this signature by blind people for the application of the signature could be a facilitator in accessing documentation, banking, financial, administrative, public services, education services, medicine, culture, sports, etc. According to the reports, it is practically impossible for the totally blind person to apply the signature to the appropriate place without help, and the handwritten signature applied can be changed each time (either the letters can be smaller or larger, raised above or below, etc). In turn, the National Bank of Moldova was of the opinion that, given the consequences of applying the signature on bank documents, the application of a certain type of handwritten, 85 https://idom.md/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/RAPORT-TRATAMENT-F%C4%82R%C4%82CONSIM%C8%9A%C4%82M%C3%82NT.pdf; 86 General Comment No. 2 (2014) of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities from March 31 to April 11, 2014, points 26 and 37; 87 Government Decision no. 800 of 01.08.2018 for the approval of the minimum package of social services and the amendment of the Regulation on the manner of establishing and paying material aid; 51

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