The First Lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska took part in a large-scale Diia Summit event, during which she spoke about the new options of the Diia public services portal in the barrier-free direction.
The event was organized by the Ministry of Digital Transformation. The summit was opened by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy. He spoke about the achievements in two years of digitization of the country, thanks to which key public services can now be received with a smartphone.
In her speech, the First Lady noted that thanks to the Diia portal, Ukrainians felt freedom of action where there were days of waiting and a lot of time spent.
"Public services in one click is a way to a society of equal opportunities, where everyone is comfortable. This is what we want, what we call a state without barriers - where there are no age, gender restrictions or barriers related to health," she said.
Olena Zelenska reminded that Diia is already involved in the formation of a culture of barrier-free environment - two years ago the "Business without Barriers" community appeared, and its members, large Ukrainian and international companies, decided to share their experience on the Diia portal.
It includes successful cases of barrier-free business in the country: how to create jobs and integrate people with disabilities into the team, how to overcome age and gender restrictions, organize conditions for equal parenthood.
The President's wife presented a separate “Diia. Business without Barriers” page, where such cases will be collected from now on.
The First Lady also announced another section - "Diia. Barrier-free".
"We are now implementing a barrier-free environment at all levels, from ramp construction to job availability. And it is very important that a barrier-free environment is implemented on a digital level as well,” she said.
This is not just a section. Its goal is to simplify communication with the state for the elderly, people with disabilities and other groups for whom public services were not always convenient and friendly," said Olena Zelenska.
For these groups information on how to get benefits, services, documents, assistance, learn about your rights and opportunities will be presented in a proper way.
"We would like the “Diia. Barrier-free” to become a bridge, and in this case it is appropriate to say – a convenient ramp between online and offline services of the state for those who need it. So Diia will become even more effective. And there will be fewer obstacles and barriers in the country," the First Lady concluded.
