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By Naama Barak - March 22, 2022
By now, we’ve gotten used to the images of millions of people fleeing Ukraine as their homes turn to rubble. But what about the people who can’t physically flee, such as the elderly and people with disabilities?
Non-profit Access Israel has decided to spotlight this issue and created a crowdfunding campaign to help extract people with accessibility needs.
“Following requests received at Access Israel since the start of the war in Ukraine, it became clear to us that the issue of accessibility is not properly addressed and that people with disabilities and the elderly are being left behind or suffer further hardships than their fellow refugees because of their disability and lack of accessibility and inclusive thinking,” the organization notes on its crowdfunding page.
“Access Israel is currently finding focused solutions to extraction and evacuation requests that are being received from people with disabilities and the elderly in Ukrainian war zones. The solutions include accessible transfer for all types of disabilities to the safety of neighboring towns and cities.”
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