Hundreds of persons with disabilities came out to streets of Brussels. The event was organized by ENIL. Its representatives want officials and people responsible for decision-making in EU to know about barriers persons with disabilities face every day.

A unique research has been held in Belarus for the first time: sociologists found out to what degree young people are tolerant to people with disabilities. The results of the research are planned to use in programs of inclusive education. We remind you that in September 2015 our country has accepted a Concept on inclusive education.

More than two years ago the Office has launched a campaign in Belarus aimed at reforming the existing forms of social support. The idea is to understand and analyze if people with disabilities are able to live independently in local communities and to find out what is needed for positive changes.

On the International day of people with disability December 3 the Office for the rights of persons with disabilities announces about the intention of a number of NGOs to declare a Memorandum on cooperation in order to prepare alternative Zero report on conditions with rights of persons with disabilities in the Republic of Belarus.

This document records the situation in the sphere of disability at the moment of signing by Belarus of the Convention on the rights of persons with disabilities. In spite of the fact that the document will not have any legal force in the future it can become a starting point for preparation of official reports by the state.

First class took place at School on the rights of persons with disabilities which is aimed at raising legal awareness in the sphere of the rights of persons with disabilities and protection of theirs rights.

Office for the rights of persons with disabilities sent an official letter to the Ministry of Justice with a request to include a representative of the organization to the republican public monitoring commission under the ministry. 

Natalia Gromadskikh the director of consulting company in the sphere of strategic PR-communications “PR Institute” agreed to share her experience with employers. During the topical HR-meeting held in the frames of the Accessibility Week – 2015 with representatives of different companies and firms she told about her seeing of the working process and relations in labour collectives where people with disabilities work.

Today the world community understands that disability is not just a problem of a person’s health but a discrimination issue of access to human rights. Today this access can be more difficult because of disability. By the way, one of the key messages that should be promoted in Belarusian law should be the message of importance of achieving independence and integration into society by every concrete person.