JOINT PROGRAMME “PROMOTING MAINSTREAM POLICIES AND SERVICES FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN UKRAINE”

Registration. Media accreditation.

Opening of the conference. Welcoming remarks.

Mr. Pavlo Rozenko, Minister of Social Policy of Ukraine (expected)

Mr. Valeriy Sushkevych, President’s Ombudsman on persons with disabilities, Chair of the National Assembly of Persons with Disabilities of Ukraine

Ms. Inita Paulovica, UNDP Deputy Resident Representative in Ukraine (TBC)

Raising awareness on Universal Design in Ukraine. Results of the Joint Programme.

Ms. Kristina Bagramian, Project Manager, Joint Programme “Promoting Mainstream Policies and Services for persons with Disabilities in Ukraine”

Coffee break.

Panel session. Best practices of introducing Universal Design, Accessibility and Inclusion in Ukraine and worldwide.

Norwegian experience of introducing Universal Design.
Mr. Einar Lund, Senior Adviser, Department of Planning, Norwegian Ministry of Local Government and Modernisation

Implementation by the Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine of the state accessibility policy of the transport system and postal communication for the persons with limited mobility.
Mr. Mykola Horbaha, Director of the Security Department

Equal opportunity policy at the British Council in Ukraine and globally.
Ms. Kateryna Tytarchuk, Corporate Courses Manager, equal opportunity policy coordinator of the British Council in Ukraine

Bank for everyone.
Representative of Oschadbank, Mr. Yevgen Deyneko, Retail Director of IDNT

Inclusive employment: case of Auchan hypermarket.
Ms. Tamara Levchenko, Head of HR Department, and Ms. Constance Boris, Communication Department of Auchan-Ukraine

Introduction of early intervention service in Ukraine.
Ms. Anna Kukuruza, President of the Charity Fund “Early Intervention Institute”

First accessible tram of Ukrainian production.
Mr. Yaroslav Hrybalsky, National Coordinator of the Programme "Ukraine without barriers" of the National Assembly of Persons with Disabilities in Ukraine

Presentation of the Kyiv Street Manual.
Ms. Daryna Bylym and Ms. Anna Bondar, architects of the Institute “CityCivilProject”

Lunch.

Group work in sections.

Section 1. Universal Design in healthcare.
Moderator: Ms. Natalia Korol, Director of non-communicable diseases, WHO Country Office in Ukraine

Universal Design in medicine.
Mr. Andriy Zinchuk, Department of Social Medicine and Healthcare Economics, Kharkiv National Medical University

Ethics of communication with people having disabilities.
Ms. Oksana Samolysova, Department of Ukrainian language, psychology and pedagogy, associate professor, Kharkiv National Medical University

Psychological and emotional aspects of medical services provision to patients with disabilities.
Ms. Lyudmila Fomin, head of the Department of Ukrainian language, psychology and pedagogy, associate professor, Kharkiv National Medical University

Section 2. Universal Design in education.

Moderators:
Ms. Nelya Kovalyuk, Elected Member of Zhytomyr City Council
Ms. Larysa Baida, Department Head of the National Assembly of Persons with Disabilities of Ukraine

Inclusive education: theoretical and practical aspects.
Ms. Larysa Baida, Department Head of the National Assembly of Persons with Disabilities

University “Ukraine”: from integration to inclusion.
Ms. Kateryna Kolchenko, Advisor on Inclusion, Head of Department of Social Work at the University “Ukraine”

Section 3. Universal Design in transport and architecture.

Moderators:
Mr. Yaroslav Hrybalsky, National Coordinator of the Programme "Ukraine without barriers" of the National Assembly of Persons with Disabilities in Ukraine
Mr. Yuriy Vasilchenko, Vice-Head of Department of Licencing, Monitoring and passportisation at State Architecture and Construction Inspection

Analysis of the state building standards in Ukraine and objects of accessibility.
Mr. Yaroslav Hrybalsky, National Coordinator of the Programme "Ukraine without barriers" of the National Assembly of Persons with Disabilities in Ukraine

Analysis of the problems and prospects for the introduction of Universal Design in Ukraine.
Mr. Yuriy Vasilchenko, Vice-Head of Department of Licencing, Monitoring and passportisation at State Architecture and Construction Inspection

Accessibility criteria for commercial real estate. Ms. Olga Solovei, CEO and Co-founder, Ukrainian Real Estate Club

Accessibility criteria for residential real estate.
Ms. Yaroslava Chapko, CEO of the consulting company “City Development Solutions”

Accessibility criteria for motor vehicles.
Mr. Andriy Harpynyuk, Deputy Director of the State Enterprise "State Road Transport Research and Design Institute"

Partnership of community and government in implementation of Universal Design principles.
Ms. Raisa Panasyuk, Head of NGO “Harmonia” in Vinnytsya city, Ukraine

Community impact on inclusive city planning.
Mr. Grygoriy Melnychuk, urban and civic activist, journalist, blogger

Section 4. Universal Design in employment.

Moderators:
Ms. Viktoria Nazarenko, Consultant of Job Support Model, Secretary-General of the National Assembly of Persons with Disabilities
Mr. Serhiy Kit, Vice-Head of private enterprise of people with visual impairments

Presentation of the model of job support and coaching.
Ms. Viktoria Nazarenko, Consultant of Job Support Model, Representative of the National Assembly of Persons with Disabilities of Ukraine

Discussion of the model and development of recommendations.

Coffee break.

Panel Session. Final remarks.
Next Steps for Introduction of Universal Design and Accessibility in Ukraine.
Moderator: Ms. Kristina Bagramian, Project Manager, Joint Programme

Panel participants:
Mr. Einar Lund, Senior Adviser, Department of Planning, Norwegian Ministry of Local Government and Modernisation

Mr. Viktor Zotov, chief architect and owner of the Bureau "Zotov & Co", founder of the international architecture festival CANactions