“I Was Afraid They Would Say Something Humiliating Again”: Olena Akopian on Motherhood and the Right of Women with Disabilities to Be Treated with Respect
Olena Akopyan is the coordinator of the “Women’s Health” project in the Brovary community of Kyiv region. She is a well-known Ukrainian athlete, a champion and multiple medalist of the Summer Paralympic Games in swimming, as well as a two-time medalist of the Winter Paralymic Games in cross-country skiing and biathlon. She is an Honored Master of Sports of Ukraine and has been awarded the Orders of Merit, I, II, and III Class, along with the Order of Princess Olga, II and III Class.
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