Article 28. The right to appeal

Persons with disabilities shall have the right to appeal to state bodies, organizations, and their officials either individually or collectively.

State bodies, organizations, and their officials shall be obliged to comply with the requirements of the Constitution and the laws of the Republic of Uzbekistan when considering appeals, and to take measures to ensure their full, objective, and timely consideration, as well as to take measures within their powers to ensure the restoration of violated rights, freedoms, and protection of the legitimate interests of persons with disabilities.

State bodies, organizations, and their officials shall be obligated to create the necessary conditions for persons with disabilities to access with appeals (applications, complaints, proposals) through the following:

Recognizing and supporting sign language as a means of interpersonal communication, as well as taking measures for its development and application in various spheres of life of society and the state;

Provision of sign language interpretation services in cases necessary to protect and exercise the rights of persons with disabilities;

The use of facsimile signatures by persons with disabilities to sign their appeals.

Persons with hearing and speech disabilities shall be provided the services of a sign language interpreter when:

Conducting investigative actions or participating in court proceedings in criminal, civil, administrative, and economic cases;

Notarization of documents or transactions;

Training in driving or computer skills;

Provision of public services.

Persons with hearing and speech disabilities may also be provided with sign language interpreter services in other cases stipulated by the legislation.

The state shall annually provide training for sign language interpreters, teachers of the deaf, speech therapists, and speech and language pathologists.