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“The League of the Strong” will carry out a comprehensive study into the information and digital accessibility of services for people with disabilities. The study will cover the administrative, medical, financial, social and educational sectors. Its aim is to identify the information and digital barriers people face when accessing services, how these barriers affect their…

For Ivan Kompaniets, a wheelchair is more than just a means of transportation. It’s an opportunity to go out into the yard to see his friends, take a trip to Varva, get a change of scenery, or simply spend more time outdoors. The young man lives with his mother in the Chernihiv region, studies at…

In Ukraine, 230 cases have already been documented where people were unable to access the social services they needed. Often, the reason is the lack of a suitable specialist in the community, whilst the refusal itself remains verbal and is not formally recorded. Daria Kukurika, Executive Director of “The League of the Strong”, spoke about…

European experience shows that accessibility does not always require large-scale infrastructure projects. Communities can implement some solutions gradually — through digital services, on-demand transport, adapting workplaces or involving people with disabilities in the planning process. Some of these practices can already be adapted to Ukrainian conditions today. In the first part of this article, we…

Renat Potichev dances, swims, walks the catwalk, travels, helps out at home and is gradually becoming more and more independent. His mum, Svitlana, explains why she never forced her son to be ‘like everyone else’ and which parenting principles helped him to realise his strengths. This is Renat Potichev. He is 16 years old, has…

“The League of the Strong” conducted a three-day training session on monitoring human rights compliance for representatives of 10 organizations that have joined a joint initiative to monitor the rights of people with disabilities in Ukraine. The training took place on August 19–21 in Kyiv. The training served as a practical step in preparing the…

“The League of the Strong” civic association continues to implement the “SAFE: Help and Support for All” project in the Stryi, Myrhorod, and Trostyanets communities. The project combines direct financial assistance for people with disabilities, the development of support services, and the creation of a more accessible environment in the communities. “Our projects are not…

On August 19, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine passed Bill No. 14191 in its second reading and as a whole; the bill provides for an increase in state assistance for people with disabilities since childhood and children with disabilities, as well as state funding for a range of social services. A total of 331 members…

Before the full-scale invasion, Oksana Kornieva had worked for over twenty years as an ambulance paramedic in a small town in the Donetsk region, not far from the administrative border with the Luhansk region. She gave birth to two daughters there. Life went on as normal until war came to their home. The paramedic, who…