Osh State University organized a one-day training on “Living without stereotypes.”
Well-known journalist Mary Bekeshova conducted a training aimed at accurate coverage of the topic of disability. It was attended by the staff of the Department of Journalism, students and staff of the Laboratory of Media, Communication and Public Relations.
The training was initiated by the Ministry of Labor and Social Development of the Kyrgyz Republic with the support of the United Nations Development Program and the project of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland “Access to Sustainable Justice to expand legal capacity in the Kyrgyz Republic.”
At the end of the training, participants were awarded certificates in order to avoid negative stereotypes about people with disabilities in our country, to use the right terms, to learn to cover the topic of disability correctly, impartially and in accordance with journalistic ethics.