Hi Mike,
This is a discusion groupRUSSIAN SOCIETY OF DISABLED PEOPLE. called
VOI http://www.onelist.com/
This is a list for persons
with disabilities and interested in solving disability issues not only
in Russia,
but other countries as well. News. Pen-friends, etc.
Hope this is helpful.
Also still loking for info on Obesity as a disability.
Cherrio
Henry
Mike Clear wrote:
> dear list members,
>
> in respeonse to michael bleasdale's first posting and a couple of
> other
> messages on experience with disability in russia may i suggest that
> some
> contact with amnesty international(AI) would probably be useful. the
> latest
> newsletter of AI australia (vol.16 no.6) indicates that they have a
> 'russia
> group' which has been looking primarily at abolition of the death
> penalty
> and other concerns such as prison reform and torture.
>
> elise holmes is identified as convenor of the 'russia group' (email
> [log in to unmask]) and whilst her immediate interest may be in
> responses from other AI members in australia, i'm sure she would
> appreciate
> learning about and including disability as an important human rights
> concern.
>
> i think the potential for coordinated interest, and effort and use of
> email
> to facilitate this, is great. it's really highlighted by these sorts
> of
> inquiries. this is an australian connection, but it would not take
> long to
> make the others. cheers, mike
>
> ******************
> mike clear
> faculty of social inquiry
> university of western sydney, hawkesbury
> bourke st. richmond, new south wales 2753
> australia
> phone: 61 +2+ 45701913
> fax: 61 +2+ 45701531
> email: [log in to unmask]
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