Study "Access of persons with disabilities to mass media information (printed news (Internet/print press), radio, TV)"

Project Customer: The Ombudsman

The project is currently being implemented.

The aim of the study is to analyze the regulatory framework and problems, assessing the accessibility of information to persons with disabilities in the Latvian mass media, including the printed press, the Internet, radio and television. The study will also analyze the effectiveness of implemented and planned solutions. A number of research methods will be used to achieve the research objectives, including document analysis, expert consultations, qualitative interviews, focus group discussions and data analysis. People with different types of disabilities will be interviewed on their experiences related to information accessibility, as well as organizations for people with different types of disabilities. Latvia's largest media companies will also be involved in the study in order to collect their opinions and practices in this field.

Study "On the discrimination situation in Latvia"

Project Customer: The Ombudsman

The project is currently being implemented.

The aim of the study is to carry out qualitative research and analysis on the discrimination situation in Latvia. As part of the research, it is planned to carry out an evaluation and summary of the discrimination criteria mentioned in the laws, the practice of prevention of discrimination of the Ombudsman in recent years, the equality indices proposed by the European Union, the studies previously conducted in Latvia in the field of discrimination, as well as to analyze the data collected by the the Central Statistical Bureau and others in relation to vulnerable persons groups and discrimination.  The study will conduct a survey of 10 experts in the field using the Delphi method, which will take place in three rounds.