From January to March 2024, the Inclusive Coworking Project, implemented by the Way of Good NGO, operated in the city of Uman, Cherkasy region. Children and young people with special needs and disabilities attended creative and developmental, correctional, psychological, health, individual and group classes.
In particular, 25 children, including young people with intellectual disabilities from the Uman community and IDPs, received free correctional and creative development group and individual classes, which significantly increased the children's intellectual abilities, improved their psychological, emotional and behavioral state, and most importantly, improved the integration of children and youth into society.
Two girls with «severe» disabilities received a «specialist at home» service, which served as a respite for their parents and encouraged them to activate their internal resources. Both children and parents received psychological support, which had a significant impact on their well-being, general psychological mood, and reduced internal anxiety. The children became more sociable and happier because they received additional attention and care.
In order to draw the attention of local authorities to the legal rights of people with disabilities and to listen to their needs, the team of the NGO «Way of the Good» organized and held an event to advocate for the rights of people with disabilities. «Analyzing the quantitative indicators of this event, we would like to note that it has had a large-scale benefit - about 600 people. We advocated for the rights of children with disabilities, young people with disabilities and their parents. Therefore, we believe that the result of this event will significantly affect the quality of life of families raising children with disabilities in the future!» comments project manager Tetiana Manuilova. increased awareness of the city authorities of the Uman community about the legal rights of persons with disabilities, the practice of their implementation, and current needs.
Finally, we want to share a small success story of the project: Andriy, 4 years old, came to the project with a non-verbal disability. The boy's cognitive activity was not developed. He was poorly oriented in the environment. Classes with specialists gave a positive developmental trend: attention improved, mental processes improved; the child became better oriented in the environment, the first syllables and simple words appeared. The work of a competent team of project specialists gave a significant impetus to the child's development.
The implementation of the Inclusive Coworking project will help improve the accessibility of children and youth with SEN and disabilities, including intellectual disabilities, to social services and rehabilitation that every child or young person in need needs.
"Crisis in Ukraine: Response and Recovery Taking into Account the Needs of Persons with Disabilities under the Leadership and Coordination of Disability Organizations (Phase 2)" (hereinafter - the Project), implemented by the National Assembly of People with Disabilities of Ukraine (hereinafter - the NAPDU) with the support of the European Disability Forum (EDF) and the Christian Mission of the Blind (CMB). As part of the project, NGOs working with people with disabilities prepared and defended grant applications for short-term projects. These projects will improve access to social services and humanitarian aid for people with disabilities, which is especially important in the context of war and the complications it has caused.
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“Inclusive coworking” in Uman
From January to March 2024, the Inclusive Coworking Project implemented by the Public Organization “The Way of Good” operated in the city of Uman, Cherkasy Oblast. Where children and young people with special needs and disabilities attended creative and developmental, correctional, psychological, health, individual and group classes.
So, in particular, 25 children, including young people with intellectual disabilities from the Uman community and IDPs, received free corrective and creative-developmental group and individual classes, which made it possible to significantly increase the intellectual abilities of children, improve their psychological, emotional, behavioral state, namely, the main thing is to improve the integration of children and youth into society.
Two girls who have a “severe” form of disability received the “specialist at home” service - this served as a break for their parents and encouraged the activation of their internal resources. Both children and parents received psychological support, which significantly affected their well-being, general psychological mood, and reduced internal anxiety. Children became more contactable, happier, because they were surrounded by additional attention and care.
In order to draw the attention of local authorities to the legal rights of persons with disabilities and to listen to their needs, the team of the NGO “The Way of Good” organized and conducted an event on the advocacy of the rights of persons with disabilities. “Analyzing the quantitative indicators of this event, we would like to note that the benefit from it is large-scale - it is about 600 people. We advocated for the rights of children with disabilities, youth with disabilities and their parents. Therefore, we believe that the result of this event will significantly affect the quality of life of families raising children with disabilities in the future!” comments the head of the project Tetyana Manuilova. the awareness of the city government of the Uman community regarding the legal rights of persons with disabilities, the practice of their implementation, and actual needs has been increased.
Finally, we would like to share a small project success story: Andriy, 4 years old, came to the project without being able to speak. The boy's cognitive activity was not developed. He was poorly oriented in the environment. Classes with specialists gave positive dynamics of development: attention improved, mental processes improved; the child became better oriented in the environment, the first syllables and simple words appeared. The work of a competent team of specialists gave the project a significant boost in the child's development.
The implementation of the “Inclusive co-working” project will help to improve the accessibility of children and youth with special needs and disabilities, in particular - due to intellectual disabilities - to social services and rehabilitation, which is needed by every child or young person who needs it.
