El artículo estudia algunos de los cambios producidos a partir de la entrada en vigencia de la ley 13.146/2015 (Estatuto de la Persona con Discapacidad). La ley comentada generó diversas alteraciones en el Código Civil brasileño, con el fin de considerar a la persona con deficiencia plenamente capaz para ejercer todos los actos de la vida civil y, así, protegerla por medio de la libertad a ella concedida. El presente estudio aborda la construcción histórica del tratamiento de la persona con deficiencia y tiene como enfoque principal la accesibilidad como derecho de la personalidad. Así, busca demostrar que la inaccesibilidad genera daño moral y permite la debida reparación civil. En la parte final, se ofrecen ejemplos para ilustrar lo afirmado.

The purpose of this paper is to study the changes brought by law 13.146/2015 (Disabled Person Statute), focusing on the issue of moral damages due to inaccessibility. The law in question has brought a number of amendments to the Civil Code in order to consider the person with disabilities fully capable of exercising all acts of civil life; the law protects these people through the freedom granted to them. The present study starts with the historical evolution of the treatment given to the disabled person and has as its main focus the accessibility as a personality right. Therefore, it seeks to demonstrate that inaccessibility causes moral damage and leads to adequate civil reparation. Finally, some examples are presented.

The purpose of this paper is to study the changes brought by law 13.146/2015 (Disabled Person Statute), focusing on the issue of moral damages due to inaccessibility. The law in question has brought a number of amendments to the Civil Code in order to consider the person with disabilities fully capable of exercising all acts of civil life; the law protects these people through the freedom granted to them. The present study starts with the historical evolution of the treatment given to the disabled person and has as its main focus the accessibility as a personality right. Therefore, it seeks to demonstrate that inaccessibility causes moral damage and leads to adequate civil reparation. Finally, some examples are presented.