Malyshev M., Uspenskaia T. The problems of the life of people with disabilities in the socium of a megacitynull. Monitoringlaw, 2018, №1(26), pp. 41-49.

Abstract

Integration of disabled people into society means not only and not so much measures of therapeutic nature but a package of social actions taken with a view to bring the disabled person, to the greatest extent possible and in all senses, closer to a meaningful life within the society and is aimed at establishing and restoring the disabled person’s social relations s/he has lost, at his/her participation in labour and everyday activities, and leisure, at overcoming isolation. It also means providing conditions for an equal access to education for disabled people and persons without disabilities, successful employment with decent salaries for disabled people, leisure-time activities, etc. The purpose of this paper is to present a comprehensive analysis of the results of a research devoted to problems of modern social policy as regards disabled persons in the city of Moscow, their integration into society, to assess the level and quality of their life. Key problems of implementing modern social policy as regards disabled persons living in Moscow aimed at improving the quality of their life, using their knowledge, experience, and labour potential as an important resource for the economic growth of the country as well as creating a system of social assistance and support of citizens which would be efficient and meeting today’s requirements of the people, and ensuring its full-featured, efficient, and painless-as-possible practical implementation. A sociological assessment of the results of an express study allowed to identify the positive as well as negative aspects of the current state of the level and quality of disabled people’s life. The data of a sociological poll carried out by the Monitoring Research Centre of the Institute for Further Education of the Department of Labour and Social Protection of the Population of the City of Moscow in June/July 2016 were used as the informational basis. The total number of people that took part in the study was 1276, 760 of which (59.6%) were women, 516 (40.4%) were men, all aged from 18 to 94. The results of analysis of the materials of the study allowed to formulate specific recommendations on a systemic implementation of measures for an efficient integration of disabled people into society, active participation in educational and labour activities, social life, thus reducing isolation and various forms of dependence.