about the problem facing people with disabilities most russian cities are simply not that good to catto for their needs as they program is setting new standards for cities in an attempt to make them more disabled fred but isn't it rather a problem within our minds we're asking a disabled rights advocate there i think if i know. official statistics say ten percent of the russian population suffer from disability many people say they either know a disabled person i have experienced in taking care of one and many people still think of people with disabilities as different from others despite those perceptions disabled people themselves are optimistic about their prospects of enjoying a better conditions and quality of life but currently every day can be a struggle and society isn't well equipped to help them. however i need to work on the show thank you thank you very much for coming. in the latest states of the nation address president medvedev said i quote there is a lack of basic facilities for the disabled in the towns and cities and when. there's actually no news in what the prince an