Their motto is: „On each field is
the affected the best professional.”
The Association has 3801 members, which enables it to be the biggest civil
association of public utility in the county. The association has “branches” in
76 settlements of the county. Recognising the usefulness of a country-wide
organisation, the association and others from the countries and from the capital
joined and founded the National Association for Disabled People in Hungary, year
1981.
Our scope of activities are:
• Reveal and drawing of the special interest of disabled people, and
conciliation of these with other groups, representation safeguard and validation
of these interests, especially in policy making processes.
• Providing guidance and help for disabled people in employment, educational,
cultural, sport and recreational facilities.
• Providing of model services: special personal assistance, transport, fellow
counsellor and giving information.
• Contribution by demanding state aid for disabled people (e.g.: transport aid,
clearing aid for flats).
• Assisting with special cognition to the legislation and executive processes.
Our association operates from the beginning on, on voluntary and a wide social
basis.
However, because of the growing
number of members we have hired staff for administrational and continuous
professional tasks. The number of our staff compared to their work is
infinitesimal. The great majority of our staff is disabled.
The association works not only in favour of its members, but helps also all the
disabled people who turn to the association with their needs. The association
woks under a wide public control.
One of our main efforts is to converge to the norms of the European Union. We
are more and more active in national associations fro disabled people and work
closer with our partner-associations.
It is always a big concern to get funding for our diverse and responsible
activities. State subsidies make only 9,5 % of our budget, and the same ration
goes for the member fees.
So the biggest proportion is made up by charity and funding from different projects.
Our Supporter Service was launched in February of 2000.
