Disability in Ukraine

2.7 million people in Ukraine (6%[1]) were reported having a disability in 2014.

[2] This number did not include the (reportedly) 1.5% of people with temporary disabilities.

[2][3] For example, in the capital Kyiv only 4% of infrastructure is considered to be "disability friendly".

[2] In the 1990s unemployment rates for disabled people rose sharply in Ukraine (and other Eastern European countries) due to economic downfall.

[4] In 2021 Ukraine's national railway company Ukrzaliznytsia launched its first disabled-friendly trains with dedicated wheelchair space.