Inclusive driving school in Mykolaiv: 31 people completed the year-long course

Ivan Ryzhikov attended driving school in 2025. Photo: NikVesti

In 2025, 31 people with disabilities learned to drive in Mykolaiv: 17 veterans took courses under a budget programme, and another 14 civilians paid for their training themselves.

This is mentioned in the NikVesti article «The only one in Mykolaiv region: how a driving school for people with disabilities works and why passing a theory test in Mykolaiv is still a problem».

It should be noted that teaching people with disabilities requires separate certification, adapted classrooms, and specially equipped cars. In Mykolaiv, the Prestige driving school has taken on these requirements.

According to Nina Kuzmych, deputy director for educational work at the Prestige driving school, the cost of training for civilians was 26,000 hryvnia, while for budgetary employees it was 22,000 hryvnia.

As a reminder, in the Mykolaiv region, women who have suffered as a result of the war are taught to drive free of charge. Thirty women are learning to drive cars, and another ten are learning to drive tractors.

According to Olena Pashchenko, head of the Desiate Kvitnia (Tenth of April) public organisation project, women who have suffered as a result of the war or find themselves in difficult life circumstances can participate in the programme. In particular, these are women with disabilities and from large families.