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Accessibility is about the absence of restrictions. The needs of every person, including people with disabilities, as well as groups with limited mobility, such as the elderly, pregnant women, and parents with children, must be taken into account. Universal design, or the reasonable adaptation of an object or service, is regulated by state building codes…

Taras Khomitsky is a social activist. He is a wheelchair user, so he understands from his own experience how important accessibility is. Taras has been involved in public activities for 5 years. His initiatives are aimed at making the city of Ternopil comfortable for everyone. What can one person with like-minded people change and whether…

The League of the Strong NGO invites representatives of local governments and civic activists to a practical webinar “Barrier-Free Community in 90 Minutes”. The event will take place on December 21 online on the Zoom platform and will be broadcast on the organization’s Facebook page. During the webinar, experts will share their experience and practical…

The public union “The League of the Strong” suggests making changes to the laws that can affect the work of medical and social expert commissions in a short period of time. Daria Sydorenko, executive director of the “The League of the Strong”, mentioned this during the press conference “Reforming the MSEC: Do we need to…

The National Forum on the Rights of People with Disabilities took place in Kyiv on December 3. The forum was organized by the public association “The League of the Strong,” which brings together effective organizations in this field. The First Lady, Olena Zelenska, participated in the forum. As a result, the participating organizations adopted a…

“The League of the Strong” has launched a new project as part of the Rebuild Ukraine.Inclusive program. The key goal of the project is to familiarize representatives from affected communities with barrier-free standards and provide them with practical tools for monitoring facilities for accessibility. These are communities in Kyiv and Dnipro regions, Chernihiv and Zaporizhzhia…

Experts of “The League of the Strong” held a series of workshops for representatives of local governments and civil society activists. On November 15, the meeting was held in Ivano-Frankivsk, on November 16 – in Ternopil, and on November 18 – in Cherkasy. Together with experts from various government departments, community activists and engaged residents,…

The implementation of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) will not violate the rights of people with disabilities. This was announced by Daria Sydorenko, Executive Director of «The League of the Strong». «Implementing the ICF is an important step towards changing the old Soviet system of the Medical-Social Expert Commission (MSEC) and…

Legislation sets rules for building standards that consider accessibility. However, sometimes the idea of inclusion doesn’t work because builders make mistakes on purpose or by accident. «The League of the Strong» has analyzed 1,500 laws in a year. Sometimes, there is a rush to rebuild and inclusivity may be ignored. However, according to Daria Sydorenko,…