Disability in Ukraine

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]

See also

References
  1. "People and Society: Ukraine". CIA World Factbook. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  2. (in Ukrainian) Ukrainian city for all or only for the elect?, Ukrayinska Pravda (21 August 2014)
  3. 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. (in Ukrainian) Ukrzaliznytsia showed what the first inclusive electric train looks like. PHOTO, Ukrayinska Pravda – Zhyttia (9 July 2021)
  6. Paralympics: What is the secret of Ukraine's success?, BBC News (30 August 2012)


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