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At the invitation of the Kyiv City State Administration, “The League of the Strong” public union held an online training on disabilities access to catering facilities in the capital of Ukraine. The training was attended by over 30 entrepreneurs – owners and managers of restaurants, cafes, bistros and coffee shops. They studied the requirements and…

The NGO “The League of the Strong” presented the results of a study on available services for people with disabilities in the Nikopol community. Based on these results, advocacy campaigns will be developed to launch social services at the proper level. This was reported by Daria Sydorenko, executive director of “The League of the Strong”…

Anton Kibenko is from Vinnytsia. The man uses a wheelchair. He has been working as a barista at the inclusive coffee shop “Dandelion” for 3 years. He gave up freelancing to work in a social project that employs people with disabilities. Here, they serve aromatic coffee and delicious tea every day, and also offer to…

On May 16, a photo exhibition “Time to step into the lightt” was launched at the railway station in Chortkiv, Ternopil Oblast. The station features photographs that tell the stories of 10 people with disabilities. This is the fifth city where “The League of the Strong” public union has organized such an exhibition as part…

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has adopted amendments to Resolution No. 1317 “Issues of Medical and Social Expertise”. The document takes into account the proposal of the public union “The League of the Strong” to define an exhaustive list of documents for establishing disability. This was reported by Daria Sydorenko, executive director of the…

Over the past 6 months, 3,480 transportations have been organized for people with disabilities to medical facilities in Cherkasy, Ivano-Frankivsk, and Ternopil regions. This work is carried out within the framework of the international project “Empower Ukraine. Disability rights”. This was announced by Daria Sydorenko, executive director of “The League of the Strong”public union. “The…

Almost 80% of Ukrainians surveyed believe that local authorities should be responsible for addressing the issues of people with disabilities. This is evidenced by the results of the first national sociological study on the perception of people with disabilities in Ukraine, conducted by the League of the Strong. Therefore, local governments are key stakeholders in…

The proposals of the public union “The League of the Strong” were partially taken into account in the new law on mobilization. It is a question of preserving the norm regarding the exemption from mobilization of people who have a wife or husband with disabilities of groups I and II. This was reported by Daria…

The selection of grant applications under the second competition for the implementation of advocacy campaigns and strengthening the institutional capacity of public and charitable organizations has been completed. The competition committee of the Z.N.A.M.I. Advocacy Project Accelerator has selected 4 winners. This was announced by Iryna Ageyeva, project manager of “The League of the Strong”…