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“League of the Strong” will provide free tools and consultations to people with disabilities from the Chernihiv, Pryluky, and Nizhyn communities. When filling out the vocation form below, you can indicate the need for multiple tools at once. The project aims to provide a rapid and inclusive response, improve living conditions, access to social protection…

The war took Yevheniy Dmytrenko’s leg, but not his faith in the possibility of living a full life. After being wounded in the Kherson region, undergoing rehabilitation and receiving a prosthetic leg, he returned home, set up a barrier-free space for himself, learned to walk kilometers on his prosthetic leg, and obtained a driver’s license.…

In Ukraine, discussion of draft law No. 8084 is ongoing, which proposes to update the rules for the activities and state registration of public organizations, one of the key changes of which is the abolition of the «all-Ukrainian status» for public associations of people with disabilities. Ihor Bevkh, legal advisor and analyst of the League…

Yaroslav Svorak has lived in Ivano-Frankivsk all his life. This is where he experienced his ups and downs, losses and victories. Since childhood, he has been proving to himself and those around him that with hard work, the support of loved ones, and a strong will, you can achieve a lot.  The man does not…

This is the story about Iryna from the town of Shumsk. The girl has a complex illness. Her relatives surround her with love and strongly believe in a better future. The large Dyachuk family lives in the town of Shumsk in the Kremenets district. The parents named each of their five babies at birth as…

Oleksandr Kit is a young man from the city of Chortkiv. He learned how to create diamond mosaics and became one of the volunteers for Ukrainian defenders. His works are exhibited and sold at auctions in Ukraine and abroad, and all proceeds go to help the army. Oleksandr mastered this new type of handicraft at…

“To move forward, you have to walk,” say Alla and Vasyl Vasylyshyn. Together, they have been through a lot: trials of distance, time, fears, social prejudices, thousands of kilometers on the Ukrainian Railways between Ivano-Frankivsk and Voznesensk, and all this in addition to rare diseases. But these two have become not only spouses, but also…

For over a month, meetings entitled “The Power of Communities” were held in Ivano-Frankivsk for young people with disabilities. They were organized by the public association “League of the Strong” to help participants feel that they can influence change and become part of a community that acts as a driving force for inclusive change. According…

Despite the fact that Ukraine is a social state, the country does not have enough legislation to help 1.5 million people with disabilities benefit from the reasonable accommodation provision. The situation is expected to change as of 1 January 2026, when a law comes into force introducing new framework mechanisms in the reasonable accommodation procedure.…