Civil Society...East and West
December 1994
Volume 2, Number 11
- Wheeled Mobility Center Aids Siberian Wheelchair Production: Working with Finist, the Novosibirsk Regional Disabled Sports Club, Wheeled Mobility Center has helped establish two private wheelchair production companies, a wheelchair repair shop, and an independent living center. (5.7kb)
- Special Olympics Spreads Throughout NIS: Active in the NIS since 1989, Special Olympics International (SOI) now has affiliates in 13 NIS countries. SO-Eurasia programs involve more than 60,000 children and adults with mental retardation. Its programs include sponsoring athletic events, seminars, and
public education. Profile include contact information for 13 SOI affiliates
in NIS. (6.0 kb)
- All-Russian Society of the Disabled: With 2.2 million members, the Society works to defend the rights of people with disabilities and to improve access to housing and other public buildings for disabled persons. (2.1kb)
- St. Petersburg Federation of Physical Education and Sport for the Disabled: Founded in 1980 the Federation trains specialists in the field of physical education for the disabled. Federation members compete in a wide variety of sports competitions in Russia and abroad. (1.5kb)
- Central Institute for Prosthetics: Designs and fits prostheses for 2,000 people a year and seeks to establish a vocational training center for
information technologies in Moscow. (1.5kb)
- Civitan International: An international service club organization, founded in 1917, has 1,800 local affiliates throughout North America, Europe, and Asia, including new clubs in Ukraine and Russia. (2.2kb)
Resources:
- Make Your Home Comfortable--If Age or Disability Require It: This collection of simple and inexpensive techniques for making a home more "user friendly" is now available in a Russian translation. (2.0kb)
- Russkii Invalid: Originally founded after the Napoleonic Wars, this respected and influential newspaper has resumed publication after being closed by the Bolsheviks. (1.6kb)
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