International Expert of the International Organization of People with Disabilities "World of Ukraine"
Gunta Anča
Expert on the rights of people with disabilities and European principles of inclusivity
Vice President of the European Disability Forum
Head of the Latvian organization SUSTENTO
Gunta Anča is a powerful human rights defender and a wonderful woman with a big heart. Thanks to her, hundreds of people with disabilities from Ukraine were evacuated to Latvia, where they received not only safety, shelter, and care but also the opportunity for communication, medical and psychological assistance.
Through collaboration with the European Disability Forum, Gunta Anča facilitated the provision of personal hygiene products, food, medicine, clothing, and cleaning supplies to affected individuals residing in temporary accommodation centers and shelters. Additionally, efforts were made to equip buildings with beds, washing machines, mobility aids, and more.
We express our gratitude to Gunta Anča for her significant support for people with disabilities in Ukraine. Thank you for supporting the activities of Ukrainian disability organizations and providing professional and expert assistance, which is extremely valuable to us.
Head of the Office of the Government Commissioner for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Vitaliy Mushchynin
Senior Specialist in the Office of the Government Commissioner for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Kulik Natalia
Chairman of a public organization - All-Ukrainian organization of persons with hearing disabilities "Ukrainian society for the deaf"
Chepchina Irina
An expert on the law and protection of people with hearing problems, a native speaker of the original culture and language of the Deaf.
Higher pedagogical education and knowledge of the language system of international gestures.
Director of "INVAPAC", CE, Kyiv. Enterprise of the Association of Citizens of the All-Ukrainian Public organization "Association of entrepreneurs and working persons from disability of Ukraine"
Roman Kozenko
Expert on issues of employment of people with disabilities
Chief of the State Registration Department of the Central Interregional Ministry of Justice
Vitalina Klaptsunyak
Expert on legal issues and legal protection in crisis situations
Head of the Research Center for sign linguistics, Translation Studies and linguodidactics of the Ukrainian Academy of socio-humanitarian and health-saving Sciences.
Adamyuk Natalia
Special education expert
A representative of the world of the deaf with its culture and linguistic identity.
Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences (Doctor of philosophy).