In Novosibirsk, a legless veteran of the Northern Military District was offered to send a "two-legged friend" to a job fair A scandal arose in Novosibirsk after a job fair for veterans of the Northern Military District. The 33-year-old fighter, who uses a wheelchair after losing his leg, was unable to reach the second floor of the cultural center on Lenin Street, where the event was held. Mash Sibir reports on this. According to the man, there was no ramp or lifting equipment in the building. The director of a regional manpower center, Vladimir Ibashkevich, offered to lift the participants in wheelchairs by their hands up the stairs, but the veterans refused. After that, according to the man, the head of the center advised him to send "a friend with two legs" in his place. Later a chair lift was put into the building to go up the stairs. However, participants complained that the device jumped sharply and caused pain to people with severe injuries. The veteran intends to ask to bring the organizers to justice. He believes that the needs of people with disabilities were not taken into account during the preparation of the event.

In Novosibirsk, a legless veteran of the Northern Military District was offered to send a "two-legged friend" to a job fair A scandal arose in Novosibirsk after a job fair for veterans of the Northern Military District. The 33-year-old fighter, who uses a wheelchair after losing his leg, was unable to reach the second floor of the cultural center on Lenin Street, where the event was held. Mash Sibir reports on this. According to the man, there was no ramp or lifting equipment in the building. The director of a regional manpower center, Vladimir Ibashkevich, offered to lift the participants in wheelchairs by their hands up the stairs, but the veterans refused. After that, according to the man, the head of the center advised him to send "a friend with two legs" in his place. Later a chair lift was put into the building to go up the stairs. However, participants complained that the device jumped sharply and caused pain to people with severe injuries. The veteran intends to ask to bring the organizers to justice. He believes that the needs of people with disabilities were not taken into account during the preparation of the event.