I am involved in a training project for workers in voluntary sector
organisations for children with severe physical disabilities in Moscow,
sponsored by CAF (Charity Aid Foundation, which is aprt of the Know
Hour Fund). There are many more such organisations now than before;
most of them are working in very harsh conditions to improve the lot of
disabled people. I doubt if the lot of disabled people has
deteriorated as it was very poor indeed before, and much more
institutionalised than we could imagine.
Shula Ramon
On Mon, 07 Dec 1998 10:39:52 -0600 Henry Cullihall <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
> Michael
> We are doing some independent living work in Stravapool area.
> Look at our website http://www.escape.ca/~ccds/
> Our Russian work is posted.
> Henry Cullihall
>
>
>
> Michael Bleasdale wrote:
>
> > Dear All,
> >
> > This is my first posting with the message list.
> >
> > Just a quick question. Is anyone aware of how people with
> > disabilities are
> > faring in the new Russia? GI recently corresponded with a sociologist
> > in
> > this country, who is doing some work in Russia, and her summary of the
> >
> > situation there is that the country is "stuffed". Given that trained
> > professionals are paid in vodka, and that the international community
> > just
> > sits back and treats this as some sort of necessary teething probelm
> > while
> > it eases into capitalism, I was thinking that this will not bode well
> > for
> > people with disabilities, who, even if opportunities to work arose,
> > would
> > not do well in the increasingly competitive vodka market.
> >
> > Anyone able to shed any light on this issue, or recommend anyone who
> > is
> > concerned about what must total millions of people in that country?
> >
> > Yours,
> >
> > Michael Bleasdale
>
>
>
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