Reports and assessments in the field of age and disability:

• The rights of people with disabilities who are in stationary institutions during the war: results of a study, Kharkiv Institute for Social Research
  • Legal enforcement of the rights of people with disabilities: common problems and positive developments.
  • Results of monitoring visits and analysis of access rights to services.

New technical guidelines developed for Ukraine,

• Album of barrier-free solutions
  • a practical guide from Big City Lab recommending and illustrating with examples how the urban environment can be friendly to different users, including people with temporary or permanent disabilities, adults with young children, the elderly, people with disabilities and others with limited mobility. population groups.
• Ukrainian translation of short set of Washington Group questions released
  • Unofficial translation of the Washington Group Questionnaire.

Advocate for the rights of the elderly and people with disabilities:

• Restoring a society for people of all ages in Ukraine, HelpAge
  • Briefing by HelpAge International, published on the eve of Ukraine Recovery Conference 2023. It explores the age/demographic aspects of renewal, while also highlighting current issues.
• Day of dissemination of information aboutalbinism
  • The story of Taras, a man with albinism living in Ukraine, his perception of society, obstacles and overcoming them.
• Dom channel projects became available in sign language translation.
  • The Dom TV channel, which is part of the state enterprise Multimedia Platform for Foreign Broadcasting of Ukraine, makes available to people with hearing impairments part of its own projects translated into sign language on its own digital platforms. The channel also plans to shoot unique content in sign language.
• Respect for the human rights of people with disabilities by organizations and companies in the Ukraine Recovery Plan_EDF
  • Call on stakeholders (companies and organizations, international institutions and the state) to comply with accessibility standards, consult with organizations of persons with disabilities, promote respect for diversity and reasonable accommodation, advocate for discrimination and accessibility issues, provide information in accessible formats, support community-based services the like.

Learning Opportunities:

• “Minimum referral standards for protection” in Vinnytsia, Odessa and Nikolaev on 4-7 July.
  • Separate sessions will be held for Protection Cluster partners and organizations working in other areas (education, health, housing, food security, water, sanitation and hygiene, etc.) to improve the referral of people in need of protection services and assistance , within the Cluster and from organizations specializing in other types of assistance.
  • To register for these trainings, please fill out one of these forms, depending on the specifics of your organization:Trainings for defense partnersAndTrainings for organizations working in other areasuntil Thursday, June 29th.
  • The language of the event is Ukrainian. Information about the venue will be communicated by confirmation letter of participation.
• Basic digital skills for elegant people. How to use smartphone and internet
  • Fundamentals of computer literacy for older people and young people.
  • 10 educational series to learn how to search the Internet, book and buy medicines, make an appointment with a family doctor, use social networks, etc.
• “Why speech is important. Communication with people with disabilities and the elderly”
  • The TWG on Age and Disability holds an information session on the principles of the human first approach, communication and accessible consultation in communities. The next session will be held in Lviv on June 29, registration bylink.

Materials of past TWG meetings:

• Permanent link toTPX meeting minutes