Organizations 379
Leonard Cheshire International (LCI)
30 Millbank
London, SW1P 4QD, England
Tel: (44-207)802-8224
Fax: (44-207)802-8275
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.lcint.org
The work of LCI includes projects in education,
employment, economic empowerment, rehabilitation
and day care services, short and longer-term
residential care, and community programs. Their
website lists resources and training materials.
Mobility International USA (MIUSA)
132 E. Broadway, Suite 343
Eugene, Oregon 97401, USA
Tel: (1-541)343-1284; Fax: (1-541)343-6812
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.miusa.org
MIUSA works to empower people with disabilities
through international exchange and development
to achieve human rights. MIUSA’s website has a
comprehensive listing of international disability
organizations.
Mobility International India
1st and 1st A Cross, 2nd Phase, JP Nagar
Bangalore 560 078, India
Tel: (91-80)2649-2222; Fax: (91-80)2649-4444
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.mobility-india.org
Promotes community-based rehabilitation and
mobility for persons with disabilities, especially in
rural areas. Trains women with disabilities to make
artificial limbs and provide rehabilitation services in
their communities.
Motivation
Brockley Academy, Brockley Lane, Backwell
Bristol, BS48 4AQ, England
Tel: (44-0127)546-4012
Fax: (44-0127)546-4019
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.motivation.org.uk
Motivation designs and provides low-cost mobility
products (wheelchairs, tricycles and artificial limbs).
It also trains people to meet the needs of their local
disabled communities.
Musasa Project
Physical address: 64 Selous Ave
Cnr 7th Street, Harare, Zimbabwe
Postal address: PO Box A712, Avondale Harare,
Zimbabwe
Tel: (263-04)725-881, (263-04)734-381
Fax: (263-04)794-983
Email: [email protected]
Provides information and support to abused
women and education programs on domestic
violence and rape.
National Union of Women with Disabilities
of Uganda (NUWODU)
Plot No. 62 Ntinda Road, Ntinda
P.O. Box 24891, Kampala, Uganda
Tel: (256)41-285240; Mobile: (256)77-475186
Fax: (256)41-540178
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.disability.dk/site/countryindex.
php?section_id=28
An umbrella promoting equal rights and
opportunities for women and girls with disabilities.
Provides information on grassroots groups of women
with disabilities and assists development of newly
formed groups.
Teaching Aids at Low Cost (TALC)
P.O. Box 49, St. Albans, Herts AL 1 5TX, England
Tel: (44-0172)785-3869
Fax: (44-0172)784-6852
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.talcuk.org
Low-cost books, slides, and accessories in English,
French, Spanish, and Portuguese on health care
and development for use in poor communities. Free
booklist and CD libraries.
The Southern Africa Federation
of the Disabled (SAFOD)
PO Box 2247, 19 Lobengula Street
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Tel: (263-9)69356; Fax: (263-9)74398
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.safod.org
Human rights organization in Zimbabwe by disabled
people for disabled people.
A Health Handbook for Women with Disabilities 2007