[SPECIFIC ASPECTS OF THE LEGISLATIVE CONSOLIDATION OF THE INSTITUTION OF EARLY CARE FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES]

For the purposes of this work, children with disabilities include disabled children or children aged 0 to 8 years who are not recognized as disabled in the prescribed manner, but who have temporary or permanent deviations in physical and (or) mental development (hereinafter - children with disabilities). The legislative basis for the implementation of the rights and opportunities of children with disabilities and their families is constituted by constitutional provisions that enshrine state guarantees for the protection of childhood, motherhood, paternity, family (part 1 of article 38, paragraph "g.1" of part 1 of article 72 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation). An early start of comprehensive care for children with disabilities contributes to the maximum possible achievements in the development of the child, maintaining his health, as well as successful socialization and inclusion of the child in the educational environment with subsequent integration into society. The research material was the international treaties and regulatory legal acts of the Russian Federation on providing early assistance to children with disabilities. The work used a set of methods of scientific knowledge, including general scientific methods: analysis, synthesis, induction, deduction, special: comparative, formal legal, etc. Legislative consolidation of the institution of providing early assistance to children with disabilities can be carried out by amending the existing legislative acts or by adopting a separate regulatory legal act of the legislative level that establishes the legal basis for providing early assistance. This article outlines the directions for improving legal regulation in terms of legislative consolidation of the institution of providing early assistance to children with disabilities by amending the current legislative acts of the federal level.

[Legal Regulation of Hospital-Substituting Aspects of Social Services for Elderly and Disabled Citizens at Home.]

The article presents information about a significant number of people older than working age, disabled people and recipients of social services in stationary form and about the unfavorable forecast of the number of people older than 65 years for 2024 and 2030 in the Russian Federation, which determines the need for legal regulation of their lifestyle issues with respect for human rights to lead an independent lifestyle. The authors present an analysis of the federal and regional legal framework in terms of determining the circumstances under which a citizen is recognized as needing social services, the participation of local self-government bodies and subordinate organizations in the provision of social services, the implementation of social support, the introduction of hospital-substituting social service technologies. The article discusses the trends and ways to improve the legal regulation of social services for elderly and disabled citizens at home from the perspective of the introduction of hospital-substituting elements.

[Assessment of barriers in people with disabilities with ophthalmopathology and varying degrees of sensory impairment to substantiate the list of support services they need and social protection measures in different areas of life.]

The assessment of barriers in persons older than working age with visual impairment was carried out using the International Classification of Functioning, Disabilities and Health to substantiate the list of necessary support services. An increase in the absolute number of people in older age groups objectively leads to an increase in the number of citizens experiencing difficulties in solving medical, social and psychological problems. Analysis of the results of the study showed that a significant part of people, due to impaired visual functions, experience limitations and barriers in physical environment, emotional sphere, family relationships with close and distant relatives. When assessing environmental barriers that interfere with the full-fledged life of persons with visual impairments, the presence of restrictions in sections D4 «Mobility», D5 «Self-service», D6 «Household life» was revealed. The presence of barriers and restrictions indicates the need to implement social protection measures, including rehabilitation, the need to adjust the list of support services. The use of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health will determine the barriers faced by a disabled person due to visual impairment in various spheres of life and provide targeted assistance, support and assistance, to ensure the objectivity and sufficiency of social protection measures for each disabled person, on a scientific basis.