There is a version for starblinds opened on the official site of the city council

”Creation of the starblinds version is aimed first of all to protect the rights of people with limited perception abilities and to give them equal possibilities to those whose eyesight is common. The mayor gave the task to keep all the consumers line and completeness of on line information in the version for starblinds, - the director of the Department on the issues of information and public relations of the city council Victoria Lukashova, - This version allows poor-sighted people to be in touch with all the events, find all the reference information, ask for the public information, book an appointment with deputies, heads of Departments and the mayor if it is necessary. Design solutions are aimed to make the navigation more easy and intuitive”.

“We consulted the specialists in ophthalmology. The Department of health care, the Department of labor and social politics helped us a lot and gave all the necessary consults. We would like to thank the specialists of the city ophthalmology clinic named by Girshman, a deputy of the mayor of Kharkiv on the issues of health care and social protection Svetlana Gorbunova-Ruban, director of the Department of health care Yuriy Sorokalat” – noticed the director of the Department on the issues of information and public relations.

“All the abilities and peculiarities of people with limitations because of eyesight were taken into account. The font may be variable both in size and in intensiveness, in thickness. A good contrast and possibility to change color of the sheet where the text is located allow people with the eyesight 0,1 distinguish letters. The sight allow people with limited abilities of perception to live in the same rhythm as the city” – a head of the third department of the city ophthalmology clinic named by Girshman Igor Denisov commented the opening of the starblind version of the site.

According to the estimation of the deputy of the mayor of Kharkiv on the issues of health care and social protection Svetlana Gorbunova-Ruban the creation of the sight version for starblinds is an arrear for the social area of Kharkiv.

“You know that last year we put into action a project for deaf people owing to which they are able to use telephone services of ER, 101, 102, the city servicing 1562. These services are equipped with computers and special programs to receives calls of this type. The project “Invataxi” which allows people with limited abilities to move around the city. Creation of this version of the official site I sanother step to make Kharkiv a place where all the kharkovites are able to live a full and confortable life”, - noticed the deputy of the mayor of Kharkiv Svetlana Gorbunova-Ruban.

This technical novation is the first one in Ukraine among the official sites of city and region councils.