“She has nothing to do on the street!”: Voronezh officials banned the disabled child from handing out a wheelchair
In Voronezh, officials of the local Ministry of Health decided that a child diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy absolutely nothing to do on the street and refused to give the parents of a seriously ill girl the extradition of a wheelchair due to her by law.
Five-year baby - disabled since birth.
She can not move independently, and even with the help of adults can not be upright. In order to walk and breathe fresh air at least occasionally, a child needs special stroller with additional shock absorbing features.
The cost of equipment is about 100 thousand rubles.
The federal law allows such patients to give free wheelchairs, which must be replaced with new ones every 4 years.
Once the child was given a stroller, and when it became unusable, they refused to change it. At the same time, officials directly asked their parents,then do the girl with such a diagnosis on the street?
Outraged parents were sent to neurologists. On a call from the Ministry of Health, the doctors concluded that the girl was not entitled to a wheelchair.
Parents went to court. And when a court hearing had already been scheduled, the authorities decided to give the wheelchair with the phrase “as an exception”.