At the invitation of the Main Directorate of the Pension Fund of Ukraine in Kyiv, the team of the Luhansk Association of Organisations of Persons with Disabilities joined in surveying service centres for physical and informational accessibility.

But this was not a routine audit according to instructions. It was a joint effort with those who help people overcome invisible barriers in seemingly accessible institutions on a daily basis. And it was another point on the map of our field trip — a long, difficult, but necessary one.

We didn't just check ramps or doorways. We were present — physically and mentally — where accessibility determines not comfort, but survival. In Kyiv, our team began surveying service centres immediately after a night of heavy shelling. Earlier, we were in Kharkiv, where a rocket hit our friends' house. Near Dnipro, we witnessed a tragedy on the railway.

But the work does not stop. Because accessibility is not just a point in a project. It is about life. And if a person in a wheelchair cannot get to a shelter, it is no longer a question of accessibility. It is a question of the right to safety.

Our team doesn't just record problems. We listen. We analyse. We look for real solutions. We speak the language of architecture, humanity and responsibility. So that the space is truly comfortable — for everyone.

We sincerely thank the Main Office of the Pension Fund of Ukraine in Kyiv for its openness to change and sincere desire to be part of practical transformation. Recommendations are already being prepared. Ahead lie new cities, new locations, new challenges. And new joint actions.

Because accessibility is not an exception. It is the new norm. And we are staying the course. Even when the ground shakes beneath our feet.