Brovarska Hromada creates conditions for children with special educational needs: accessibility, inclusion and support
Kyiv • UNN
In the Brovary community, 2256 children with special educational needs are registered with the IRC. For them, 179 inclusive classes in schools and 59 groups in kindergartens with appropriate infrastructure have been created.
On the territory of the Brovary city territorial community, 2,256 children with special educational needs are registered with the Inclusive Resource Center (IRC), of whom 1,426 are preschoolers and 830 are schoolchildren. To ensure access to education for these children, the community has created numerous inclusive initiatives and adaptations, the city council told UNN.
"We are actively working to ensure an appropriate level of inclusion and accessibility for children with special educational needs in the Brovary community, promoting their full education and development in a favorable environment," the Brovary City Council emphasized.
Brovary's educational institutions are equipped with ramps for the free movement of children with limited mobility in wheelchairs or wheelchairs. In particular, 11 lyceums have ramps, and two institutions are additionally equipped with staircases to move between floors. Five educational institutions have specially equipped restrooms, including Brovary lyceums No. 3, 6, 7, 9 and the Palace of Children and Youth Creativity. In addition, a bathroom for children with reduced mobility is equipped in the shelter of Lyceum No. 2, and Lyceums No. 1, 4 and 6 have ramps and handrails in their shelters.
Lyceum No. 6 has an external elevator for low-mobility groups, and Lyceum No. 3 is equipped with an inclusive space called "Open Class" with a ramp. The Kapitoshka preschool boasts an inclusive playground with eco-zones and a modern sports field, as well as a special space for children with special educational needs equipped with interactive multimedia panels with touch integration.
The city council said that in order to ensure inclusive education, 179 inclusive classes with 289 students with special educational needs are operating in 12 municipal general secondary education institutions. In addition, there are six inclusive after-school care groups. In the community's preschools, out of 23 institutions, 19 have 59 inclusive groups with 141 children, three of whom are accompanied by an assistant.
Each inclusive classroom and group has a teacher or tutor assistant position. Five student assistants work in lyceums to help children with disabilities during the educational process.
Special transportation was provided for 13 students with special educational needs who have musculoskeletal disorders to get to and from school.
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Earlier, UNN reported that the city authorities of Brovary are developing a program for 4-5 years to improve accessibility and comfortable movement of people with disabilities. In particular, the Brovary community plans to equip special lifts for people with disabilities in apartment buildings. According to Mayor Ihor Sapozhko, this option is optimal for the community's old apartment buildings.
Olena Akopian, an advisor to the mayor of Brovary, told UNN that all public institutions in Brovary are accessible for people with disabilities. All major shopping centers are equipped with ramps, elevators, and hygiene rooms for people with disabilities. Various commercial establishments and organizations have begun to seek consultations more often to properly equip or redesign their entrances to make them accessible to people with disabilities.
In addition, a diving rehabilitation project is being implemented in the city for Ukrainian soldiers who lost limbs defending Ukraine from Russian occupiers, family members of the victims, internally displaced persons, and veterans.
