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What is Ukraine like for people with disabilities — and those who fled

Published February 23, 2023 at 12:52 PM EST
Residents spend time outdoors in a facility for people with mental and physical disabilities in the village of Tavriiske, Ukraine. The staff is faced with the dilemma of evacuating the facility. (Francisco Seco/AP)
Residents spend time outdoors in a facility for people with mental and physical disabilities in the village of Tavriiske, Ukraine. The staff is faced with the dilemma of evacuating the facility. (Francisco Seco/AP)

Here & Now‘s Robin Young talks with Anna Landre, the Ukraine crisis coordinator for the Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies, a U.S. disability-led disaster relief organization about the current conditions for people with disabilities who were evacuated from Ukraine.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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