Disability in Ukraine

2.7 million people in Ukraine (6%[1]) were reported having a disability in 2014.[2] However this number did not include the (reportedly) 1.5% of people with temporary disabilities.[2] Also in 2014 35% of people aged 60–70 had some age-related disability, and in the category over 80 years this number grew to 50%.[2]

Ukraine is notoriously "disability unfriendly".[2][3] For example in the capital Kiev only 4% of infrastructure is "disability friendly", while almost every other resident of city would benefit it.[2]

In the 1990s unemployment rates for disabled rose sharply in Ukraine (and other Eastern European countries) due to economic downfall.[4]

Ukraine is one of the most successful countries of the Paralympic Games.[5][3]

References

  1. ↑ "People and Society: Ukraine". CIA World Factbook. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 (Ukrainian) Ukrainian city for all or only for the elect?, Ukrayinska Pravda (21 August 2014)
  3. 1 2 Heroes in Rio, Ukraine's disabled struggle at home, Yahoo! News (23 September 2016)
  4. ↑ Disability in Ukraine, International Labour Organization (12 April 2003)
  5. ↑ Paralympics: What is the secret of Ukraine's success?, BBC News (30 August 2012)


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