The rights of persons with disabilities: Voice of each and every one in the spotlight

The National Assembly of People with Disabilities of Ukraine (NAPWD) presents new information materials entitled "People with Disabilities about their rights: everyone's voice in the spotlight". These materials are the result of many years of work, including numerous studies, monitoring, surveys and interviews with women and men with disabilities, their legal representatives, as well as children, youth and veterans with disabilities. Official information from state institutions was also used to prepare the materials.

The activities were carried out within the framework of the project "Crisis in Ukraine: Disability-inclusive response and recovery led and coordinated by organizations of persons with disabilities (Phase 2)", implemented by the NAPD with the support of the European Disability Forum (EDF) and the Christian Blind Mission (CBM).

These materials are aimed at raising public awareness of the rights of people with disabilities, their needs and the challenges they face in everyday life. The document also emphasizes the importance of an inclusive approach in the development of policies and programs affecting people with disabilities and calls for the active involvement of these people in decision-making.

Thanks to the active participation of many organizations and civil society groups from different regions of Ukraine, important data and findings were collected and analyzed. The authors express their sincere gratitude to the following organizations: All-Ukrainian NGO of people with visual impairments "Generation of Successful Action" (Kyiv), Zhytomyr Regional Public Organization of People with Disabilities "Youth. Woman. Family" (Zhytomyr), NGO "Zaporizhzhia regional organization "Autism. Conscious parenting" (Zaporizhzhia), CSO "Special children" (Odesa), CSO "Kharkiv regional union of persons with disabilities of Afghanistan" (Kharkiv), CSO "Association for protection of rights and assistance to persons with disabilities "Open hearts" (Vinnytsia), CSO "Chernivtsi regional organization of persons with disabilities "Leader" (Chernivtsi), CSO "Lviv regional organization "Rehabilitation of persons with disabilities" (Lviv), CSO "Novo Odesa" (Lviv). Lviv), CSO "Novo Odesa City Organization of the All-Ukrainian Union of People with Disabilities" (Novo Odesa, Mykolaiv region), CSO "Initiatives of Slobozhanshchyna" (Sumy), CSO "Center for Social Adaptation of People with Disabilities "Ocean of Good" (Dnipro), CSO "Way of Good" (Uman, Cherkasy region), CSO "Kharkiv Association of Blind Lawyers" (Kharkiv), CSO "Earlite" (Kyiv), CSO "Institute of Ukrainian Studies" (Lviv), CSO "Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities" (Lviv). Lviv), CSO "Rehabilitation and Pedagogical Center "Strumok" (Brody, Lviv region), CSO "Kharkiv Regional Organization of the All-Ukrainian Organization of the Visually Impaired of Ukraine" (Kharkiv), CSO "All-Ukrainian League of Organizations of Persons with Visual Impairments "Modern View" (Kyiv), Kyiv City Branch of the All-Ukrainian Public Association of Freelance (Public) Inspectors of Architectural and Construction Control (Kyiv), Poltava Regional Branch of the All-Ukrainian Public Association of Architectural and Construction Control Inspectors (Poltava). Kyiv), Poltava Regional Organization of the Ukrainian Society of the Blind (Poltava), Poltava City Public Association of Persons with Disabilities "Vira" (Poltava), Stryi City Association of Persons with Disabilities (Stryi, Lviv region), Ukrainian Society of the Deaf (Kyiv), Ukrainian Society of the Blind (Vinnytsia, Dnipro, Lviv).

Special thanks to the children and youth who took an active part in expressing their opinions, veterans with vision loss, and active citizens for their principled stance.

We invite you to read the materials and join the support of initiatives aimed at creating a more inclusive society where the voice of every person, regardless of their capabilities, will be heard and taken into account.

The document is in English at the link