Digital barrier-free accessibility as a requirement of modern social services
Digital barrier-free accessibility as a requirement of modern social services

Summary/Abstract: The article examines the issue of ensuring the accessibility of social services for all segments ofthe population, including persons with disabilities and other representatives of low-mobilitygroups. The author analyzes the organizational and content principles of creating a barrier-freeenvironment in the social service system, emphasizes the importance of integrating informationand communication technologies as a key tool for ensuring equal access to services. The articlereveals the importance of digital barrier-free environment, which implies not only physical butalso technological accessibility of resources and services, which is especially relevant in the currentconditions of digitalization of society.The focus is on an overview of Ukraine s government programs aimed at creating an inclusiveand barrier-free environment. In particular, the author analyzes initiatives that support the inte-gration of digital solutions into social services, which allows people with disabilities to use publicand social services online, without the need for physical presence. The author emphasizes the roleof such programs in expanding social support opportunities and promoting equal conditions forall citizens. The article contains recommendations for further improving approaches to digital in-clusion, which can serve as a basis for the development of an inclusive society in Ukraine.Keywords: social work, information and communication technologies, social worker.

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