Daria Sydorenko, Executive Director of the League of the Strong NGO, presented the results of a survey on the challenges and prospects for barrier-free accessibility under martial law. This took place during a meeting of the Barrier-Free Council in Vinnytsia. More than 100 respondents from 16 regions of Ukraine took part in the survey. It… Continue reading Shelters and bomb shelters are overwhelmingly inaccessible to people with disabilities
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The League of the Strong and JSC Ukrzaliznytsia sign a memorandum of cooperation
Civil society organisations working in the field of disability rights and barrier-free accessibility and JSC Ukrzaliznytsia signed a memorandum of cooperation. The declared intentions include joining forces to create an accessible environment for all passengers. Among the signatories of the memorandum is the League of the Strong public union. This was announced by Denys Savchenko,… Continue reading The League of the Strong and JSC Ukrzaliznytsia sign a memorandum of cooperation
More than 23,000 Ukrainians with disabilities have received assistance since the full-scale invasion
More than 23,000 Ukrainians with disabilities have received assistance since the full-scale invasion as part of an international project. In Ukraine, the project is being implemented by the League of the Strong NGO in partnership with 11 organisations with financial support from the European Disabilities Forum (EDF). This was announced by the executive director of… Continue reading More than 23,000 Ukrainians with disabilities have received assistance since the full-scale invasion
Joint statement on the importance of inclusive recovery
Civil society organisations express their respect and draw the attention of public authorities to the need to take into account and implement accessibility and inclusion standards during the reconstruction of Ukrainian cities. Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation, the number of people with disabilities has increased dramatically, and… Continue reading Joint statement on the importance of inclusive recovery
Ukraine Recovery Conference: Daria Sydorenko spoke about the benefits of inclusive recovery for all Ukrainians
Inclusive reconstruction is about comfort for every Ukrainian. This opinion was expressed by the executive director of the League of the Strong in a blog post on Ukrinform. Daria voiced most of the ideas in the publication at the Ukraine Recovery Conference in London. According to Daria, the first and most important thing is to… Continue reading Ukraine Recovery Conference: Daria Sydorenko spoke about the benefits of inclusive recovery for all Ukrainians
More than 20 thousand people with disabilities received assistance in Ukraine
More than 20,000 people with disabilities affected by the full-scale invasion of Ukraine have received assistance. This became possible thanks to the support of European partners – the European Disabilities Forum (EDF). This was announced by Daria Sydorenko, Executive Director of the League of the Strong NGO. “For a year now, together with other NGOs,… Continue reading More than 20 thousand people with disabilities received assistance in Ukraine
8 new policies of the “The League of the Strong” are developed based on UN standards
The policies and regulations governing the work of the League of the Strong team are based on UN standards. This was announced by Denys Savchenko, project manager of the League of the Strong NGO. “Over the past 2 months, 8 new policies have been developed and implemented that regulate the union’s activities. This is one… Continue reading 8 new policies of the “The League of the Strong” are developed based on UN standards
Almost 19 thousand Ukrainians with disabilities received assistance during the full-scale invasion
Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, almost 19,000 people with disabilities affected by Russian aggression have received assistance under the international project of the European Disabilities Forum (EDF). This was announced by Daria Sydorenko, Executive Director of the League of the Strong NGO. “Together with our 11 partner organisations, we continue to help people… Continue reading Almost 19 thousand Ukrainians with disabilities received assistance during the full-scale invasion
NGOs suggest improving the draft law on employment of people with disabilities
NGOs that protect the rights of people with disabilities propose to improve draft law No. 5344-d. A corresponding appeal with proposals was sent to the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine and the Chairman of the relevant committee. This was stated by Daria Sydorenko, Executive Director of the League of the Strong NGO. “We… Continue reading NGOs suggest improving the draft law on employment of people with disabilities