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Another 50 Administrators of Kyiv’s Administrative Service Centres Completed Training on Communicating with People with Disabilities
he training placed particular emphasis on improving communication skills when interacting with people with visual impairments.
The session was conducted by Vladyslav Yeshchenko, Chief Executive Officer of the “Pobachymo Peremohu” Charitable Foundation, who went through a difficult rehabilitation journey after sustaining an injury and now helps others on their path to recovery.
The event was held with the support of Lesia Petrivska, Commissioner of the Kyiv City Council for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
He Lost His Sight but Found a Mission: How Sapper Vladyslav Yeshchenko Saves Lives and Trains Others
“I saved many lives at the cost of my eyes and my hearing.”
On Armiya FM, veteran and sapper Vladyslav Yeshchenko spoke about his military service, his injury, losing his sight, and the project dedicated to supporting veterans who have lost their vision.
Don’t Do Things for Us Without Us: How Officials Ignore the Needs of Wounded Veterans. Vladyslav Yeshchenko on “Expert’s Room”
Vladyslav Yeshchenko, a veteran of the Russian-Ukrainian war who lost his sight after a mine explosion, chose to use the funds raised for his treatment in Spain to establish the “Let's see the Victory” Charitable Foundation instead of undergoing surgery abroad. Due to the lack of systematic government support, he decided to help other blind veterans and work toward changing the approach to their rehabilitation in Ukraine. Find out more in the new episode of “Expert's Room”
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Defender from Sloviansk, who lost his eyes in the war, founded a charitable foundation
Defender from Sloviansk Vladyslav Yeshchenko, a former sapper of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, who lost his eyes and partial hearing in the war, became the co-founder and director of the "Let's See Victory" Charitable Foundation.
How is the rehabilitation of veterans who have lost their sight going?
The Village Ukraine editorial team asked Vladyslav Yeshchenko and Olesya Perepechenko why servicemen with vision loss often refuse to use a white cane, why they don't always need Braille, what applications blind people use to interact with the world, how their rehabilitation is going in general, and what can be done in Kyiv to make the environment for people with visual impairments barrier-free.
The “Terytoriya Bezbaryernosti” (Barrier-Free Territory) project has been launched
The pilot project "Terytoriya Bezbaryernosti" is launching in the capital. It is aimed at improving the area near the homes of veterans of the Russian-Ukrainian war who lost their sight. As part of the project discussion, field meetings were held in three districts of Kyiv with the participation of the Commissioner of the Kyiv City Council for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Lesya Petrivska, Kyiv City Council deputy Olesa Zubrytska (UDAR faction), a consultant on barrier-free environment issues, veterans who have lost their sight, representatives of district state administrations, managers of district companies, landscaping, and the KP SHEU. This was reported by the press service of the Kyiv City Council.