A Roundtable entitled: “The rights of people with disabilities and their inclusion in the context of rebuilding the state. Presentation of “Rebuild Ukraine. Inclusion” project.”

Date: March 8
Time: 11:00 AM
Organizer: “The League of the Strong” public union

The project tackles the problem of taking the needs of people with disabilities into account in rebuilding the country. A road map for government officials and public organizations is to be created based on the project results, which are planned to be presented in autumn.

The participants will present the report “Monitoring the accessibility issues of modular towns for people with disabilities” and the project “Rebuild Ukraine. Inclusion.” An open discussion on the inclusion of the needs of people with disabilities when rebuilding the country is planned to be held with representatives of state authorities.

Participants:
— Oksana Zholnovych – Minister of Social Policy of Ukraine;
— Tetiana Lomakina – Commissioner of the President of Ukraine for the Barrier-Free Environment;
— Catherine Naughton – Director of the European Disability Forum;
— Daria Herasymchuk – Executive Director of “The League of the Strong” public union;
— Vitalii Pcholkin – Head of the Board at the Group for Active Rehabilitation NGO;
— Olga Rudneva – Co-founder of Superhumans Center for Treatment and Rehabilitation of the Victims of War

Moderator: Uliana Pcholkina – Chair of the Board at “The League of the Strong.”

“Rebuild Ukraine. Inclusion” project is initiated by “The League of the Strong” public union and NGOs that protect the rights of people with disabilities. The project is implemented with the support of the European Disability Forum.

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