Time to End Stigma Around Disabilities in Russia

Expand People with disabilities, artists, and activists gather at a rock concert in Pavlovsk Russia, June 2018. © 2018 Andrea Mazzarino A new Russian film, “Temporary Difficulties,” features a character named Sasha, born with cerebral palsy. A doctor tells his parents, “You can give him away and no one will judge you for it.” Although the film takes place during the Soviet era, it paints a picture familiar to millions of Russians today – a couple struggling to raise a child with a disability, without social support, and in the face of pessimism in Russia’s medical community. Sasha’s parents…

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