Russia: Adult Prospects Dim for Youth with Disabilities

December 6, 2018 Video Russia: Adult Prospects Dim for Youth with Disabilities Russian orphanages where children with disabilities grow up often transfer them to closed state institutions for adults when they reach 18 without their consent. Those who do move into the community often do not receive the support they need to live independently. (Moscow) – Russian orphanages where children with disabilities grow up often transfer them to closed state institutions for adults when they reach 18 without their consent, Human Rights Watch said today. Those who do move into the community often do…

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