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Organisations of disabled peopleThe national organisation representing disabled people at the European level (European Disability Forum) is: Finnish Disability Forum encourages disabled people's equality and participation and seeks to influence national and international policy. It has 27 member organisations.
Other significant national organisations of
disabled people include:
The Threshold Association
is also based on human rights, as well as principles of independent living and
culture. It includes 1,600 members with physical and sensory impairments.
Finnish Federation of the Visually
Impaired represents the interests of blind and partially sighted people and
provides services, consultancy and training (including guide dog training).
There are regional associations with 80 branches. The Finnish Association of the Deaf seeks political, social and language rights for Deaf people. It has 43 member clubs with more than 4,000 members and around 100 employees. Almost half of the income comes from the Finnish Slot Machine Association. The Finnish Association for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities is run by persons with intellectual disabilities and their relatives, to provide support and to promote equality and quality of life. It includes more than 200 local support organisations and 18,000 members. |
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