Disability in the Czechia

Prague Streets Pose Challenges: “The death of a blind man in August at a metro station has raised questions among advocates about safety for 80,000 visually impaired Prague residents.” (2024, Prague Morning)

Conditions in Institutions

Autism-Europe files collective complaint against Czechia before the Council of Europe:

“The complaint argues that the Czech Republic to this day chooses to house people with disabilities in institutions, instead of enabling them to live independently. It also alleges that the state fails to provide adequate social care services for autistic people and/or people with intellectual disabilities and does not provide sufficient support to informal caregivers.” (Mar, Autism Europe)

Deaths and abuse of people with severe intellectual disabilities and autism in Czechia. “37-years old woman with intellectual disabilities was killed by a staff member of a “care” institution in Czechia”. (2022, Inclusion Europe)

From hospitals back to life An in-depth feature on pyschiatric institutions. "I've been in the hospital since I was eighteen. I'm eighty-one now." (in Czech but google translate seems to make sense, 2022, iROZHLAS)

Czech courts are lenient towards sexual violence against people with intellectual disabilities. (In Czech, 2023, CT24)

Evacuating or Leaving Ukraine

Regional social protection overview For Ukrainian refugees who have temporary protection in six host countries: Czechia, Hungary, Moldova, Poland, Romania, and Slovakia. (2023, Acaps)