President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has decided to develop and approve a National Strategy for the creation of barrier-free space in Ukraine by April 21, 2021. This is stated in the presidential decree №533 / 2020 of December 3.
“The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine with the involvement of the National Institute for Strategic Studies, representatives of state and local governments, civil society institutions, scientists, experts, taking into account the best domestic and international experience to develop and approve by April 12, 2021 National Strategy for Barrier-Free Space in Ukraine, aimed at spreading the practices of inclusion, non-discrimination, implementation of accessibility principles and universal design to ensure equal opportunities for all social groups, including persons with disabilities, the elderly, youth, women and parents of young children and children with disabilities “, – it is told in the test of the decree.
It is noted that the strategy will be prepared in order to create a barrier-free space in various aspects of human life, equal opportunities for all social groups for self-realization, education, employment, development of abilities and potential, providing a systematic and integrated approach to social, economic, political, digital and physical accessibility, supporting the public initiative.