Balgarianovinite.com The Bulgarian News Agency (BTA) Wednesday launched an upgraded lift as part of its broader initiatives to enhance access to the building and foster a more inclusive environment. December 3 is marked as the International Day of Persons with Disabilities.
The old lift was replaced under the Beautiful Bulgaria project of the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy.
The opening ceremony was attended by BTA Director General Kiril Valchev, Georgi Kolev, Chair of the Union of Disabled Persons in Bulgaria, and Lubka Anastasova, project manager and chief coordinator of the Beautiful Bulgaria project.
Guests took the lift to BTA’s archives floor. There, Kiril Valchev showed them the first issue of the LIK magazine, dated January 1, 1965, and noted that the news agency’s archives are now accessible to all. The lift also reaches the floor housing the agency’s newsroom and is fully accessible for wheelchair users.
Valchev thanked Beautiful Bulgaria, whose support made key accessibility improvements to the building possible.
“The project is excellent,” said Anastasova, who praised BTA’s team for their work in implementing the lift replacement project.
For his part, Kolev said other institutions could follow BTA’s example in implementing similar projects. He believes that it sets a standard for institutional responsibility. “The entire building is being adapted,” he added, also noting that BTA provides disabled parking spaces.
BTA’s Director General said that future activities will include providing adapted sanitary facilities for people with disabilities.
On December 2, 2024, BTA signed a partnership agreement with the Union of Disabled Persons in Bulgaria, the country’s largest nationally representative organization, with more than 26,000 members and chapters in over 300 municipalities. The partnership provides for regular free publication by BTA of copyright-cleared materials of the Union, as well as media partnership for events organized by it.
Since 2021, BTA has been improving accessibility both online and in its Sofia building, dating from 1960. The agency’s new website offers adjustable fonts, dyslexia-friendly features and special text versions. In the building, accessibility upgrades include a panoramic lift to the fourth-floor National Press Club, a heated access ramp at the main entrance, and two electric stair platforms, implemented through a combination of BTA funding and the Beautiful Bulgaria project.
Valchev highlighted BTA’s commitment to improving accessibility at its regional press clubs. Of the 32 national press clubs outside Sofia, 16 are already accessible to people with disabilities, and work is underway to upgrade the rest. In his words, BTA will rely on the regional coordinators of the Union of Disabled Persons for ideas on further improvements. BTA Enhances Accessibility with Upgraded Lift, Promotes More Inclusive Environment 2025 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2025-12-03 20:42:53 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law
