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The participation of First Lady Olena Zelenska Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Kirill Tymoshenko heads of Donetsk Cherkasy and Vinnytsia Regional State Administrations mayors of Vinnytsia and Mariupol a Memorandum on the development of barrier-free architecture in Ukraine was signed.The document was signed as part of the implementation of the All-Ukrainian initiative Without Barriers the founder of which is First Lady Olena Zelenska.When we started working on the No Barriers initiative we knew it was going to be a big project. But now before our eyes the project is turning into a large-scale movement which involves not only individuals businesses but also entire cities and regions. I will be glad to see new regions among the participants join the Presidents wife encouraged.I am convinced that barrier-freeness is not just new rules and norms. This is a new thinking of the state society and business.Barrier-free should become not only an active state policy and social responsibility of business but also a new social norm. We must confidently move towards overcoming any restrictions expanding the practice of inclusion non-discrimination and ensuring equal rights and opportunities for all Ukrainians said Oleksiy Chernyshov Minister of Community and Territorial Development.The purpose of the Memorandum is the cooperation of the parties in the areas of building a barrier-free Ukraine and creating practical cases of a barrier-free environment in Ukraine.The initiative of the First Lady is actively supported in the regions because they understand its importance and necessity.The head of the Vinnytsia Regional State Administration Serhiy Borzov said that the Comprehensive Targeted Program for Social Protection of the Population of the Region for 2019-2021 is already in force in the Vinnytsia Region. It is planned to implement projects worth almost UAH 265 million. Among them 2 health care facilities 3 preschool institutions 3 sports infrastructure facilities 1 cultural heritage facility 1 innovation infrastructure facility.The head of the Donetsk Regional State Administration Pavlo Kyrylenko said that in 2021 up to 204 measures to ensure accessibility at 132 social and housing facilities are planned to be implemented in the Donetsk region. At the regional level in 2021 it is planned to carry out 151 events at 21 public facilities of regional communal property.The head of the Cherkasy Regional State Administration Oleksandr Skichko also spoke about the near future that will be implemented in the region.These include a new kindergarten in Cherkasy a swimming pool in Zolotonosha Gymnasium and the Cherkasy Regional Hospital. Work is also underway to create an inclusive childrens camp which has no analogues in Ukraine. The special project Childhood without Restrictions is being implemented an electronic map of places that meet the norms of accessibility is being created. An important aspect is the barrier-free in the field of public transport in Cherkasy region.The Memorandum enters into force upon its signing and will be valid until December 31 2025.
