Letter from the director of Inclusion Europe, Milan Šveřepa – Easy to read

Milan Šveřepa talks about how Inclusion Europe and its members help people with intellectual disabilities and their families during the war in Ukraine.

Letter from the director of Inclusion Europe, Milan Šveřepa - Easy to read

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Everything we created was destroyed. 

 

That is the message we hear from

Ukraine during the Russian war. 

 

What it means is: 

–   support provided to people with
intellectual disabilities by friends and
families were destroyed 

 

– the few community based
services in Ukraine stopped working 

 

– a lot of people with disabilities
ended up in institutions  

 

– everyday problems of hiding
from Russian bombs 

 

– the suffering from the
lack of food and daily supplies 

  

During this winter the situation

will get worse because Russia

destroyed the heating and electricity. 

 

And Ukrainians will have to

deal with a very cold winter. 

  

There is also a lot of people with

disabilities that are placed in

institutions in Ukraine. 

 

Their situation is very bad too. 

 

Inclusion Europe tried to support

Ukrainians with intellectual disabilities

and their families. 

 

Inclusion Europe collected money for

Ukrainians to buy food and medicines. 

 

And to provide support such as

personal assistance or day centres. 

  

Inclusion Europe also helped by

telling the world what is going on

and what needs to be done. 

  

All this has been possible thanks to

the support and contributions from

our members and others. 

 

Thank you! 

  

This issue of Europe for us is here

to inform about the situation of

people with intellectual disabilities

and families in Ukraine. 

 

They need our support and solidarity. 

 

At the time of the making of the magazine 

in December 2022, 

VGO Coalition changed its name to Inclusion Ukraine. 

 

For them it is not just a name change 

they also use this to strengthen the role  

of self-advocates in the organisation.

Our work brings the voice of people with intellectual disabilities and their families where decisions about their future are made.

This has always been incredibly important. It is even more so with the Covid pandemic drastic impact on their rights and lives.

Being visible and vocal on issues directly affecting millions of people requires your support. 

Become Inclusion Europe supporter and help us keep doing our work.

 

 

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