Driving schools for people with disabilities: results of the first month
In early July, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, within the initiative of First Lady Elena Zelenska, launched a project of driving schools adapted to the needs of people with disabilities. A month after the launch, the first students received their driver's licenses. Today, more than 30 people with disabilities are training to gain the right to drive a vehicle.
“In addition to basic training in driving schools, you can take a course of practical retraining. This is especially true for those who are injured already having a driver's license. The first to use this service was a soldier who was wounded. Even in the matter of driving, our defenders demonstrate a conscious approach. I am grateful to the military for their leadership and responsibility,” said Deputy Minister Kateryna Pavlichenko.
Driving schools for persons with disabilities are the flagship project of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, implemented within the framework of the initiative of First Lady Elena Zelenskaya “Without Barriers”. The aim of the project is to create an effective and comfortable system of adaptation of persons with disabilities to driving vehicles, taking into account their capabilities and needs.
“This is the barrier-free action that I always promote and which our country has committed to implement even before the Russian invasion — equal opportunities, comfort and convenience for all Ukrainians, in all spheres. It is difficult to overestimate this project now — when, due to Russian attacks on people with disabilities, we are rapidly growing every day — young, active, full of plans. But they will certainly realize everything conceived and implemented in Ukraine fully — confidently managing not only the car, but also their own future,” Elena Zelenska emphasized.
You can enroll in one of five driving schools on the website of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Department of Communications of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine
