Week 23. Souvenirs in Evpatoria

Week 23
Date - 9th of March - 16th of March
Topic - Travelling. Souvenirs. Writing postcards.

I always thought the native city of Evpatoria - spent my childhood there, but due to recent events I almost nothing to do with it. But nevertheless there are wonderful sea and beautiful beaches. Souvenirs there usually sell very many, but they all generally refer to the trash. But people are used to buy, so they are in great demand.

I can't say that it's bad, because that's the way the locals earn their living. Often people with disabilities among them, they create a lot of souvenirs with their hands and then sell, or sell for sale. The most common is of course the sink brine, dried crab, a variety of beads and all sorts of ridiculous t-shirts. In General, most of the Souvenirs in Kiev, for example, would never have bought it, but that's the point...

Although I agree that the tradition of buying gifts is meaningless tradition. As to drag all this stuff close friends who then vicinity can't, and suffer with them.

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Week 22. My trip in Italy

Week - 22
Date - 2nd - 9th of March
Topic - Sightseeing. Report from the trip.

In July 2012 I with my sister and Vika Antonovich traveled to Italy. We flew on the aircraft company Alitalia and landed in Rome. There was a stopover on a plane to Florence.

We stayed in a beautiful, completely accessible to people with disabilities, the hotel Casa Vacansa I Girasoli, which was located 100 km from Florence. The hotel is very clean and comfortable, lots of delicious Italian food, a warm pool and a beautiful view. We lived there for 9 days.

Every day was very informative excursions - we went to the Florence, Pisa, Lucignano, Cortona, Pienza and one of the best circuit in the world Mugello Circuit. The peculiarity of all trips was of course the food, we are constantly eating, both at the pump and in the prestigious private restaurants and private clubs.

To describe the whole trip is simply impossible, Italy has very many beautiful monuments and rich history. The organisers tried to make us such a rich program, while not overloading us. Before lunch we sunbathed and swam in the pool, and after dinner went for a tour.

That was a wonderful 9 days of my life! The first time I was abroad for the first time so far from home was being in a wheelchair. This trip marked the beginning of my independent life and travel in a wheelchair.

And hotel pool lifts:

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The monument of Mikhail Bulgakov in Bucha

The monument of Mikhail Bulgakov was opened on 15 may 2011, on the occasion of celebrating 120 years since the birth of the writer and playwright Mikhail Bulgakov in the updated historical landscape Park place villas Bulgakov in Bucha.

In 1900 the Bulgakov family bought two tithes of land in the village of Bucha. Was built luxury home in five rooms and two verandas. There was often visited by friends and relatives Bulgakov. 

In Bucha was the theatre, where the stage was made by Michael and Faith Bulgakovs under the pseudonyms "Again" and "Neverova". They staged theatrical performances scripts of Michael.

Unfortunately, the only private house Bulgakov in Bucha burned in 1918.

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Week 19. Abraham Lincoln

Week - 19
Date - 9th - 16th of February
Topic - Presidents Day. Abraham Lincoln

Lincoln was one of the most famous presidents of the USA. He was born in the family of a poor farmer in 1809 in Kentucky, but soon his family left for the wild forestland of Indiana. He was taught reading, writing and simple arithmetic, as his family could not afford better education.

When he was 18, he went to New Orleans and there he saw a slave market. It made a deep impression on him and he began to hate slavery and he decided to fight against it. In 1830 he went to Springfield and became a clerk in a store. He learned much and greatly improved his knowledge.

He entered politics and in 1832 became a candidate for the Parliament of the State. Soon he became a force in political life and in 1860 was elected President of the USA. He was an enemy of slavery. Some of the Southern States left the Union, and the war between the South and the North began. At first the war went badly for the North but Lincoln never lost his courage and soon they won.

When the war was over, Lincoln issued a proclamation to say that slavery was abolished. Lincoln was well known all over America and everybody loved him. In 1864 he was elected President of the USA for the second time. But his enemies could not let him continue his work. He was shot in a theatre in Washington on April 14, 1865 and died the next day.

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People with Disabilities Bill of Rights and Declaration of Independence

We believe that all people should enjoy certain rights. Since people with disabilities have consistently been denied the right to fully participate in society as free and equal members, it is important to state and affirm these rights, regardless of race, creed, color, sex, religion, size, marital status, sexual orientation, transgender status, HIV/AIDS status, or disability. 

• The right to live independent, active, and full lives.
• The right to equipment, assistance, and support services necessary for productivity, provided in a way that promotes dignity and independence.
• The right to personal safety and a life free of violence and abuse. 
• The right to an adequate income or wage, substantial enough to provide food, clothing, shelter and other necessities oflife.
• The right to accessible, integrated, convenient, safe and affordable housing.
• The right to quality physical and mental health care.
• The right to accessible transportation and freedom of movement.
• The right to training and employment without prejudice or stereotype.
• The right to have healthy and respectful relationships with people with disabilities and without disabilities. 
• The right to access information on sexuality and to have safe and healthy sexual relationships with the person(s) oftheir choice.
• The right to bear or adopt children and raise children and have a family. 
• The right to public and higher education.
• The right to participate in and benefit from entertainment and recreation. 
• The right of equal access to and full use of all businesses, facilities, and activities in the community. 
• The right to a barrier free environment.
• The right to legal representation and full protection of all legal rights. 
• The right to determine one's own future and make one's own life choices. 
• The right to full access to all voting processes.

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Week 16. My learning process

Week 16
Date- 19th-25th of January
Topic: Business Cost. Money

On these week the task wasn't too difficult, but sweat still had. I have one problem - on distansenglish audio doesn't work (http://goo.gl/QAlS3f). I had no problems with jobs, but it is a little difficult to answer questions. It is difficult to overestimate the contribution of bill gates and his wife charity they donated large sums of money and didn't stop there. I heard that in the year they donate about $ 8 billion.

The topic of the online meeting on Monday was money and business. I'm remembered how to talk big numbers, because I didn't say it at school. And of course Martin Luther King - a very strong personality. I learned a lot of new...

I haven't been on face-to-face meeting because of the snow, it fell a lot. We were not able to travel by car from the village. And on Saturday I haven't been, because I hoped for a lesson on Friday. I will definitely look record.

I write words in my vocabulary in LinguaLeo. After that I repeat them. Very effective) Who use this service? Add me in your pride)

This is not my picture. Just fun :)

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Ed Roberts Campus | An International Center for People with Disabilities

For those who are unfamiliar with Ed Roberts, he is considered the father of the disability rights movement. He helped make rights for people with disabilities a civil rights issue. Leading to laws such as the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). All while living most of his life with severe polio and having to use an iron lung. Yet still fell in love, married, and fathered a son. Without him and those like him, my job at a Center for Independent Living may not even exist. For more on his amazing life, read this brief bio.

This past April, the Ed Roberts Campus was opened in Berkley, CA in his honor. In case you didn’t read the bio (which you should), Ed Roberts was the first severely disabled student to attend the University of California Berkeley. The organizers of the campus stated that they want the campus to be a place that is dedicated to fostering collaboration and improving the services and opportunities for people with disabilities locally and worldwide.

Now let’s look at some of the design aspects of the building. First, the building is connected to the BART mass transit system. making it accessible to more of the population. After entering the building you’ll notice is the “floating” spiral staircase. Partially suspended and with natural light coming from up above, it appears light and delicate. You may wonder why such a long ramp is being used. Well there are plenty of elevators in the building, but in case of emergency, the ramp also serves as a quick exit that can handle many people.

The elevators have something very neat that I’ve never come across before that you can see in the picture above. Near the floor is a big call button that can be used by wheelchair users. They just use their footrests to bump into and push he button. There are many more accessible features to the building that can be found in the design section of the Ed Roberts Campus website at http://edrobertscampus.org/design.php . Below is a video that highlights the campus.

Read in Ukrainian - Міжнародний центр для людей з інвалідністю ім. Еда Робертса

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My presentation - Week 8-9

1.  Pcholkin Vitalii I work in National Assembly of Person with Disabilities and my presentation about my boss
2. ABOUT ME I live in Bucha, Kyiv region, and I’m 26 years old. Since the summer of 2014 I am the senior specialist of the Department of information support in National Assembly of Person with Disabilities. The main time Usually, I work from home, but our team is cohesive. I like to work in this team, we do a lot of good for people with disabilities in Ukraine.
3. VALERII SUSHKEVICH More than thirty-five years of his life Valerii Sushkevich engaged in solving social problems of persons with disabilities and ensuring their rights. Was the people's Deputy of Ukraine and more than 16 years working in the Parliament of Ukraine and is the author of more than 130 bills and countless other regulatory legal acts of social orientation that relate to the immediate challenges of ensuring the rights of persons with disabilities in Ukraine.
4. ABOUT NAPD He created the all-Ukrainian public Association «National Assembly of Persons with Disabilities of Ukraine», which is the largest public organization of disabled people and has around 2 million people with disabilities. The NAPD of Ukraine is the only public Association in the post-Soviet space, which is represented in the United Nations, having a special status with the economic and Social Council of the United Nations and, therefore, participates in the formation of provisions and recommendations in the decision-making process on these issues in the UN.
5. ABOUT NSCD One of the famous areas of work Valerii Sushkevich in Ukraine, Europe and the world is his work in the Paralympic and Deaflympic movement. He is the founder of the national Paralympic movement and the author of the unique and effective state system of physical culture and sports and rehabilitation of the disabled people in Ukraine. Since his election as President of the National Sports Committee for the Disabled of Ukraine was formed principally new state policy in the field of physical culture and sport of the disabled, the embedded mechanisms of state support. As a result, Ukraine is the world leader in the Paralympic and Deaflympic sports.
6. S The international community has noted the activities Valerii Sushkevich the highest award of the International Paralympic Committee - Paralympic order, and the state of Ukraine has awarded it’s merits the highest state award - the title of Hero of Ukraine.

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Hello World!

My first photo that caught the eye... Read training to the employees of the station in Lviv

Hi! My name is Vitaliy Pcholkin and I write to my success in English in this blog.

It's my first blog in English, but I have other blogs in Ukrainian and Russian:

• http://pcholkin.com/
• http://invafishki.info/
• http://beactive.org.ua/

And there is a microblog on twitter -  http://twitter.com/pchelav - Follow me!

I don't like Blogger, becouse the options here are limited (usually, I use Wordpress for my blogs), but it's very good platform create for free sites.

Waiting for your comments... Good Luck!

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