International Disability: Finland

Posted by Cynthia Lockley on Thursday, April 17, 2008 at 8:09 am. Comments are off.

Levottomat Jalat – Restleass Legs ry RJ-RLS
"Mobile telephony for people with disabilities – A guide to choosing a mobile phone" from the Nordic Forum for Telecommunication and Disability (NFTH) 2004. A PDF file of the report is also available.
The Nordic Development Centre for Rehabilitation Technology (NUH) is a subsidiary of the Nordic Co-Operation on Disability (NSH) in Stockholm, Sweden to contribute to setting the focus on the impact of assistive technology for creating possibilities for equal participation, citizenship. [in English, Finnish, and Scandinavian]
The Nordic Forum for Telecommunication and Disability (NFTH) a collaborative agency established in 1987 under the Nordic Council of Ministers. NFTH now works under NUH (The Nordic Development Centre for Rehabilitation Technology). [in English, Finnish, and Scandinavian]
The National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health (STAKES) is an expert agency under the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health in Finland. "STAKES, the National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health, is committed to promoting the well-being and health of people, and to securing equal access for all to high-quality and effective welfare and healthcare services." [in Finnish, Swedish, and English]

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