The article examines the essence of the category of population groups with low mobility in terms of legal regulation at the international and national level. It was noted that depending on age and health status, any person at different periods of his/her life can be classified as a low-mobility population group. Therefore, one of the urgent problems of today is the problem of creating equal opportunities for all members of society in all spheres of social life.

The main problems with regard to the population groups with low mobility are emphasized as the imperfection of the legislative and normative regulation of issues of providing an accessible environment for the population groups with low mobility; the issue of creating conditions for the formation of an accessible living environment for such groups; lack or ineffectiveness of coordination and interaction of state authorities, local self-government bodies, businesses and public organizations in the field of creating an accessible environment. International standards do not contain the concept of “population groups with low mobility” and the list of persons belonging to this category. However, the creation of a real barrier-free space for groups with limited mobility is one of the primary requirements in connection with the ratification of the European Social Charter (revised), the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Association Agreement between Ukraine, on the one hand, and the European Union, the European Atomic Energy Community and their member states, on the other. In Ukraine, the legal basis for the definition of the concept of “population groups with low mobility” and the list of persons belonging to them is the Law of Ukraine “On Regulation of Urban Development Activities”, the National Strategy for the Creation of a Barrier-Free Space in Ukraine for the Period up to 2030, State Building Regulations and other normative and legal acts.

Key words: population groups with low mobility, international standards, barrier-free space, normative and legal acts.

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