A pupil looking out the window while waiting for his parents at the Turmalin Social Rehabilitation Center. (c) Maria Alekseeva/RIA. All rights reserved.Russia ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in 2012, and there was talk at a government level about the need to create inclusive schools and colleges for Russia’s children. But five years on, disabled people are still missing out on educational and employment opportunities.
I spoke to parents, teachers and NGO workers about this situation. Here are their stories.
In search of a diagnosis
Nine years ago, Yulia and Oleg (not their real names) had a son, Sasha. At that time, Oleg and Yulia were living in Kaliningrad, a Russian exclave between Lithuania and Poland.
