“The First Lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska took part in the final meeting of the Barrier-Free Council, which was chaired by the Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Community and Territorial Development Oleksiy Kuleba.”, — write: www.president.gov.ua
The First Lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska took part in the final meeting of the Barrier-Free Council, which was chaired by the Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Community and Territorial Development Oleksiy Kuleba.
“The uniqueness of Ukraine’s defense is that we are trying to develop at the same time, without postponing it until after the war.” This year, in the spring, in a UNICEF study, 83% of Ukrainians called barrier-freeness a new value for the first time. And in the second wave of the study, in the fall, this figure was already 87%,” the President’s wife noted.
The meeting participants analyzed the results achieved this year and discussed plans for the next. In particular, the relevant ministers talked about the mechanisms of implementation of various services, employment and veteran policy.
According to the results of activities for the year, it can be noted that Ministry of Development of Communities and Territories monitored the accessibility of shelters – only 8.2% of them can be called barrier-free. Methodological recommendations have already been developed regarding the accessibility of the infrastructure of educational institutions for groups with reduced mobility and the creation and work of local barrier-free councils.
Ministry of Social Policy implemented the project “Improving the system of providing rehabilitation aids”, started the profession “Prosthetist-orthetist”, which can already be obtained in four vocational schools, and provided housing for 57 large foster families.
Ministry of Economy implemented the project “Work without barriers”, which provides, in particular, grants to entrepreneurs to create additional jobs. In total, 21.5 thousand were allocated. micro-grants for more than UAH 5 billion, and thanks to this, it was possible to create more than 40,000 workplaces
In addition, 1,100 veterans and their family members will receive a total of about 500 million. hryvnias of investments for the development of one’s own business.
Ministry of Health implemented the project “Development of the system of rehabilitation assistance”. Now 316 medical institutions provide services under the package “Rehabilitation assistance for adults and children in hospital conditions”. Over 280,000 people received it during the year. patients
In addition, seven centers of excellence have been created on the basis of modern rehabilitation departments, where the qualifications of specialists are improved and advanced methods of assistance are introduced.
Ministry of Education and Science continues the implementation of the National Strategy for the Development of Inclusive Education. Now in Ukraine there are more than 60,000 children with special educational needs, there are 673 inclusive resource centers.
This year, it was possible to open six new centers of the School of Superheroes, where children can study during treatment or rehabilitation.
The construction of 73 shelters in the front-line and border areas is also underway.
In addition, it was possible to launch the “Point of Touch” project for people who lost their sight as a result of the war. This is a comprehensive free training that allows you to develop the skills you need in everyday life.
Ministry of Youth and Sports implements the project “Development of adaptive sports”. During this year, on the basis of the National University of Physical Education and Sports of Ukraine, 137 trainers were trained to work on physical culture and sports rehabilitation of disabled war veterans.
Ministry of Veterans Affairs leads the implementation of the “Sports Development for Veterans” project, and also talked about holding All-Ukrainian sports competitions within the framework of the preparation of the national team of Ukraine for participation in the “Invincible Games”.
Ministry of Internal Affairs implements the project “Driving school for people with disabilities”. Such schools are already available in Kyiv region, Lviv, Odesa, Kropyvnytskyi, Kamianets-Podilskyi and Kryvyi Rih. 104 people received driver’s licenses, of which 36 are military personnel.
In addition, the “Reboot: Rehabilitation” project was launched with a focus on training MIA employees who have lost their sight, and work has begun on the launch of the 112 system, which will unite all emergency services.
Also this year, for the first time, Ukrainian defenders received sets of summer field suits.
Ministry of Culture and Strategic Communications implements recommendations for authorities on how to provide people with information in a convenient form and in a convenient way.
Ministry of Digital Transformation implements the “Digital Education Program” project, within the framework of which the European standard for the accessibility of digital services was adopted.
More than 2.2 million users are already registered on the Diya.Osvita portal, 20 educational products are available in sign language, and 111 educational series have subtitles.
Central Election Commission familiarized with the implementation of the project “Improving the accessibility of expression of will for people with disabilities”. Testing of the equipment is underway, which will help make the election process accessible to everyone.
The first lady thanked the departments for their work and called for further development of barrier-free access in Ukraine.
“At least every fourth person in the country has a request for barrier-free access. That’s why it’s not about anyone, it’s always about all of us,” concluded Olena Zelenska.
