This article needs to be updated.(October 2023) |
2.7 million people in Ukraine (6% [1]) were reported having a disability in 2014. [2] This number did not include the (reportedly) 1.5% of people with temporary disabilities. [2] In 2014, 35% of people aged 60–70 had some age-related disability. For people aged over 80 years, this number grew to 50%. [2]
Ukraine is notoriously "disability unfriendly". [2] [3] For example, in the capital Kyiv only 4% of infrastructure is considered to be "disability friendly". [2]
In the 1990s unemployment rates for disabled people rose sharply in Ukraine (and other Eastern European countries) due to economic downfall. [4]
In 2021 Ukraine's national railway company Ukrzaliznytsia launched its first disabled-friendly trains with dedicated wheelchair space. [5]
Ukraine is one of the most successful countries of the Paralympic Games. [6] [3]
This article needs to be updated.(October 2023) |
2.7 million people in Ukraine (6% [1]) were reported having a disability in 2014. [2] This number did not include the (reportedly) 1.5% of people with temporary disabilities. [2] In 2014, 35% of people aged 60–70 had some age-related disability. For people aged over 80 years, this number grew to 50%. [2]
Ukraine is notoriously "disability unfriendly". [2] [3] For example, in the capital Kyiv only 4% of infrastructure is considered to be "disability friendly". [2]
In the 1990s unemployment rates for disabled people rose sharply in Ukraine (and other Eastern European countries) due to economic downfall. [4]
In 2021 Ukraine's national railway company Ukrzaliznytsia launched its first disabled-friendly trains with dedicated wheelchair space. [5]
Ukraine is one of the most successful countries of the Paralympic Games. [6] [3]