Report on the findings of a survey on the information needs relating to military operations of people with disabilities resulting from intellectual impairments, their legal representatives and specialists, and members of relevant civil society organisations and service agencies
In July 2022, a survey was conducted on the information needs arising from the war amongst Ukrainians with disabilities, their legal representatives and carers, involving at least 40 civil society organisations representing people with
disabilities and relevant service agencies.
Aim of the survey:
to identify the need for accessible information on issues related to the 2022 war amongst people with disabilities, their legal representatives, family members and carers.
Objectives:
1. To describe the context of the survey: the general problems and needs of people with disabilities and their families caused by the war, and the place of the need for accessible information amongst other needs.
2. To clarify the needs regarding the topics and content of accessible information on war and security, as well as methods for distributing FLCH leaflets on specific topics.
3. To clarify the needs regarding the topics and content of accessible information on accessing assistance during wartime, and the methods for distributing FLC leaflets on specific topics.
4. To detail the target group’s expectations regarding current FLCH news updates and the methods for distributing FLCH leaflets containing news.
Methods:
1. Conducting a focus group discussion with representatives of at least 40 NGOs or local authority organisations for people with disabilities as a preliminary study to form a general understanding of the target group’s information needs and to develop a questionnaire.
2. Create a Google Form survey and have it completed by at least 500 respondents representing at least 40 relevant NGOs and institutions.
The survey is practical in nature and aims to formulate the topics of the FLCH leaflets and FLCH instructions on military matters more precisely, focusing the information in the weekly FLC bulletins on issues of greatest interest to Ukrainians with disabilities and their legal representatives and
carers, and avoiding topics and styles of communication that have the potential to cause psychological trauma.
This survey was carried out as part of the “Ukrainian Rapid Response Fund” programme, implemented by IREX
with the support of the US Department of State