Of the International Day of Disabled People the Sociology and Psychology Department held the "Center of social and educational integration of disabled people: background and prospects" round table.

Galina Kucher, Deputy Mayor, Head of Labor and Social Welfare of the residents of the City Council of Uman was an honorary guest of the event. She described the experience of education of people with disabilities as an example of Uman city. The importance of coordination with government agencies, educational and social institutions in the socialization and educational integration of people with disabilities was emphasized by Oksana Kravchenko, the Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor, Dean of the Sociology and Psychology Department.

Irina Demchenko Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor of Special Education and Psychology Department was speaking about the content and activities of the research laboratory of inclusive pedagogy and Maya Perfilieva, the Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor of the Department of social pedagogy, social work and history of pedagogy described the theme "Continuity of education of disabled people: experience of Poland (Gniezno)". Tetiana Dubenko, the Methodist of the "Snowdrop" Center for Social Rehabilitation of Disabled Children outlined the current problems of rehabilitation of disabled children. Olga Pidgorna, the Coordinator of Student's social and psychological services spoke about "The influence of art on the formation of moral and social health of children and young people with disabilities", Natalia Shelenkova, lecturer in psychology raised the topic of psychological characteristics of people with various disabilities, and Iryna Albul, the Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of Social Education and History of Pedagogics drew attention to the social and educational support for people with limited abilities.

The roundtable participants emphasize that people with disabilities should receive the necessary support in the process of obtaining education, organization of work and in social life. The process of training people with disabilities is closely linked to the process of socialization throughout life. Therefore, the integration of these people into the learning process greatly facilitates their further integration into society as it involves joint education of people with disabilities with others. However, it was stressed that the involvement of people with different health conditions into the learning environment does not guarantee them equal access to education because some of them may experience specific educational needs. Therefore, to ensure equal opportunities for education for people with disabilities it is necessary to introduce a set of measures to ensure a complete process of real involvement of persons with disabilities into the educational process.

The round table participants drew an unanimous conclusion on the need for regional consolidation of efforts of family and social institutions, NGOs and the community at large to solve urgent problems not only now but also in the future, to ensure equal opportunities for persons with disabilities.