Today, December 3 marks International Day of People with Disabilities

Today, December 3, marks the International Day of Persons with Disabilities as established by the UN General Assembly resolution of October 14, 1992.

Each year, the International Day of Persons with Disabilities is dedicated to a specific aspect of the realization of the rights of persons with disabilities. This year's theme is "Ensuring the active participation of people with disabilities in society", which is one of the global goals of sustainable development of the United Nations until 2030.

Ukrainian football is quite open to this, sharing UEFA's values ​​and social responsibility strategy.

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Involving people with disabilities in the game of football has brought Ukraine many victories. And the UAF greatly appreciates these achievements! In the ceremony of awarding the best in football for the past year, "Football Stars of Ukraine", a separate nomination was dedicated to football players with disabilities. Together with partners from the National Committee for Sports for the Disabled of Ukraine in 2019, the best were: captain of the national futsal team of Ukraine among visually impaired Oleksandr Hetmanov, player of the national football team of Ukraine among athletes with cerebral palsy, Paralympic Games champion and Paralympic Games Captain of the national football team of Ukraine among athletes with hearing impairments, European champion in 2019, the best goalkeeper of the European Championship in 2019 Dmytro Ukrainets. Dmytro Ukrainets received the award. This is an example of how important it is for people with disabilities to be part of the professional sports community.

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Separately, the UAF also notes loyal fans with disabilities who regularly attend national team matches in various cities of Ukraine. We thank for the support and invite to the stadiums fans in wheelchairs and musculoskeletal disorders, as well as fans with visual and hearing impairments. The football arenas where the national team's games take place meet the requirements of architectural accessibility, ie they are adapted for comfortable movement and placement of people in wheelchairs, and audio descriptive commentary of matches is regularly organized for visually impaired fans in Kharkiv and Kyiv. See you in the stands!

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