Life Without Light: NAPD Presents New Video “The Lives of People with Disabilities During Humanitarian Crises”

A blackout is not just an inconvenience. For many people with disabilities, it can mean isolation, loss of access to essential devices and services, and even a threat to safety. When electricity goes out, elevators stop working, medical devices fail, and leaving home or reaching a shelter can become difficult or entirely impossible.

This reality is at the heart of a new video by the National Assembly of People with Disabilities of Ukraine, created as part of the advocacy campaign “Communities for All: Creating Change Together with People with Disabilities”, which aims to ensure the inclusion of people with disabilities in humanitarian response at all stages of recovery.  

The initiative is implemented through the project “Multisectoral Humanitarian Assistance for Internally Displaced Persons, Repatriates, Veterans, and Host Communities in Ukraine with Consideration of the Needs of People with Disabilities”, carried out by the National Assembly of People with Disabilities of Ukraine in partnership with the European Disability Forum (EDF), with support from the German Federal Foreign Office (GFFO) and CBM (Christian Blind Mission). The project aims to support dignified and safe lives for people affected by the hardships of war.

Oleksandra Perkova, Communications Manager of the Project