In theory, it shouldn’t be a problem. Georgia has signed up to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), and includes equality for people with disabilities in the 2014 Anti-Discrimination Law. But while the letter of the law says one thing, daily life says another: life for people with disabilities in Georgia is still one of marginalization. In part, it is a question of getting around: the physical environment in Georgia’s towns and cities is short on such things as ramps, elevators, and voice prompts at street crossings, which would help people on a wheelchair to get around.
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Shuki Movida
Stories of Georgians with disabilities
During the 90’s and early 2000’s power outages were frequent in Georgia. Electricity would typically come to homes for only a few hours each day. At night people around the country sat by candlelight patiently waiting...until, eventually, electric lights would burst forth from windows and cheerful voices carried down the street, “Shuki Movida!” The light has come. Inspired by 'Humans of New York' our Facebook page seeks to tell a story about special needs in Georgia through the persons that experience these needs directly. These are stories of triumph, stories of difficulty, stories of every day. We hope that through these glances into the lives of individuals we will all understand more fully and be better equipped to respond.Then, together we can say, "shuki movida!" We see better now.