Presidential Adviser Alexandra Levitskaya chaired a regular meeting of the Commission for the Disabled.

The Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Sergei Ivanov attended the 4^th charity basketball match to support children with cerebral palsy as the coach of one of the teams. The game between the Brighter Together and Armata teams was held at the Dynamo Sports Palace in Moscow.

Presidential Adviser Alexandra Levitskaya chaired a regular meeting of the Commission for the Disabled.

Vladimir Putin took part in events dedicated to the 20^th anniversary of the Russian Paralympic Committee and the 10^th Russian Paralympic Committee’s Return to Life Prize award ceremony.

Vladimir Putin sent a message of greetings to the participants, organisers and guests of the 10^th award ceremony of the Russian Paralympic Committee’s Return to Life Prize.

Presidential Adviser Alexandra Levitskaya chaired a regular meeting of the Presidential Commission for the Disabled.

Vladimir Putin met with members of the Russian national team that won the 2015 International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports (IWAS) Games.

Presidential Adviser Alexandra Levitskaya chaired a meeting of the Commission for the Disabled.

A session of the Presidential Commission for the Disabled was chaired by Presidential Adviser Alexandra Levitskaya. The meeting addressed creating conditions for disabled individuals and other groups with low mobility to participate in society’s cultural life.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting of the State Council Presidium on developing the social protection system for senior citizens. Improving senior citizens’ socioeconomic situation and access to healthcare services is the main subject of discussion.

Vladimir Putin, together with President of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Philip Craven, visited a number of infrastructure sites around Sochi that have been redesigned as part of the Barrier-Free Environment project. 

Presidential Aide Tatyana Golikova chaired a meeting of the Presidential Council for the Disabled that focused on implementing the Presidential Executive Order On Measures Concerning the Implementation of Government Policy on Orphaned Children and those without Parental Care.

Vladimir Putin signed Executive Order On the Presidential Commission for the Disabled.

Vladimir Putin met at the Kremlin with members of the Russian Paralympic team before their departure for the London XIV Summer Paralympics.

Vladimir Putin signed Federal Law On Amendments to Article 17 of the Federal Law On Social Protection for People with Disabilities in the Russian Federation.

Vladimir Putin signed Federal Law On Amendments to Articles 4 and 33 of the Federal Law On Social Protection for People with Disabilities in the Russian Federation and Federal Law On the General Principles of Local Self-Government Organisation in the Russian Federation.

Dmitry Medvedev signed Federal Law On Ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

Dmitry Medvedev submitted to the State Duma for ratification the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which was signed on behalf of the Russian Federation on September 24, 2008 in New York.

Dmitry Medvedev approved a list of instructions drawn up following a meeting with people with disabilities and members of NGOs representing their interests on November 16, 2011. 

Dmitry Medvedev met with disabled persons and representatives of NGOs uniting people with disabilities.