2.7 million people in

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(6%) were reported having a

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in 2014.Ukrainian city for all or only for the elect?

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(21 August 2014) This number did not include the (reportedly) 1.5% of people with temporary disabilities. In 2014, 35% of people aged 60–70 had some age-related disability. For people aged over 80 years, this number grew to 50%. Ukraine is notoriously "disability unfriendly".Heroes in Rio, Ukraine's disabled struggle at home

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(23 September 2016) For example, in the capital

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only 4% of infrastructure is considered to be "disability friendly". In the 1990s unemployment rates for disabled people rose sharply in Ukraine (and other

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an countries) due to economic downfall. In 2021 Ukraine's national railway company

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launched its first disabled-friendly trains with dedicated

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space. Ukraine is one of the most successful countries of the

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.Paralympics: What is the secret of Ukraine's success?

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(30 August 2012)

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