We bring together Finnish organizations of persons with disabilities.
Disability Partership Finland is the coordination, cooperation and expert body for development cooperation in the field of disability in Finland and in international forums.
Important values for the Disability Partnership Finland are human rights-based approach, global solidarity, participation and trust.
Our vision is a world where the human rights of people with disabilities are realized and where people with disabilities work to develop their own communities at the local, national and international level.
Our activities started already in 1989 as the Development Cooperation Association of Disabled Organizations FIDIDA ry. In 2014, the name changed to Disability Partnership Finland. The name encapsulates our philosophy: progressive development cooperation to improve the status of persons with disabilities.
Our member organizations
- Inclusion Finland FDUV is an interest organization for Swedish-speaking people with intellectual disabilities living in Finland.
- The Finnish Association of People with Physical Disabilities promotes and develops the opportunities for persons with physical disabilities to participate, move and live a full life.
- The Finnish Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (FAIDD) supports the independent life of persons with disabilities.
- The Finnish Association of the Deaf is the national confederation of the deaf, whose mission is to guarantee the realization of the human rights and equal opportunities for the deaf.
- The Threshold Association is a human rights organization for people with disabilities, which organizes, among other things, legal advice, courses, training, culture and development cooperation.
- The Finnish Federation of the Visually Impaired is the umbrella organization of Finnish visually impaired associations, which promotes and supervises the realization of the rights of blind and partially sighted people.
- The Finnish Federation of Swedish-speaking hard of hearing people is the central organization of Swedish-speaking of hard of hearing people with 3100 members.
Abilis Foundation is also a partner
In addition to the member organizations, Disability Partnership Finland has the Abilis Foundation as a partner member, with whom we actively exchange information and experiences.