Ethics, social work and right to accessibility

In this paper we address the issue of universal accessibility from a theoretical perspective of linking human rights and the professional ethics of social work. Although it is a human right of people with functional diversity recognized in the 2006 UN Convention, fundamental for the empowerment of their autonomy and for full social participation, its implementation is far from adequate in our society. From an ethical point of view, we justify that it constitutes a commitment to justice which, given the relevance pointed out, requires more attention in training and in a professional practice of social services focused on people with functional diversity. We end the text by pointing out some implications derived from this human right in an ethical approach to social work.