10 businesses will receive support from FUIB and Big City Lab to create a barrier-free space

FUIB together with the Urban Bureau Big City Lab announce the 10 finalists of the "Accessibility Check program", which is implemented within the  "Live towards" integration platform. 

From among the 30 businesses selected at the previous stage, the expert jury identified 10 finalists who will receive financial and expert support to adapt the space of their institutions to the norms of physical barrier-free.

10 program finalists:

1. Hotel and restaurant complex «Zatyshok» (Vinnytsia)
2. Medical equipment Orthosalon ORTOSMART (Kyiv)
3. Atypical restaurant «1719» (Kyiv)
4. Dentistry Clinic DENTADERM (Irpin)
5. SMARTUM Children's Development Academy (Kryvyi Rih)
6. Cafe-restaurant Slou (Poltava)
7. Shop «Opishnya» (Opishnya)
8. FOP Rubailo store (Opishnya)
9. Medical Center «Clinic of Professor Khmil» (Ternopil)
10. Ukrainian embroidered shirts SVARGA (Lviv)

Finalists selection criteria: 
Priority: small and micro business, veteran business, IDP business.
Technical requirements: the need and possibilities for adaptation of one zone: an entrance group or a toilet, or combined in case of minor changes in the space in general (total budget up to UAH 500,000).

Deadlines: Adapting the space according to barrier-free norms (carrying out work) corresponds to the implementation period of the program.

Readiness for implementation: implementation of proposed changes in space, co-financing of the project (50% of the total amount of expenses, almost UAH 250,000), participation in public communication about the project.

The next step — is the implementation of the planned changes: Big City Lab experts will develop individual solutions for each institution, and FUIB will finance half of the costs. The adaptation process will be covered on the official pages of FUIB in social networks in order to spread the experience and inspire other entrepreneurs.

The "Accessibility Check program" is an initiative that helps Ukrainian small and micro businesses overcome the fear of ignorance and spending, taking the first steps towards inclusiveness. FUIB covers 50% of the costs of arranging an available entrance group or adapting a dressing room (up to UAH 250,000), and the urban bureau of Big City Lab provides professional expert support and architectural solutions.
It is this comprehensive approach, combining funding and expertise, that enables businesses to begin building affordable space, which is critical today as the number of people with disabilities increases due to war.

FUIB will continue to develop projects aimed at developing inclusiveness, supporting small businesses and creating a comfortable environment for everyone. Follow the news on the "Live towards" platform website.

The program was created on the initiative of FUIB together with the Adsapience agency and is implemented in partnership with the urban bureau Big City Lab.