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Disability and inclusion - Self Help and Advocacy for Rights and Equal Opportunities – South East Europe (SHARE-SEE)

Partners

SHARE-SEE is a partnership between Handicap International and four local non-govermental organisations (NGOs) for people with disabilities: Polio Plus in Macedonia, the Centre for Independent Living and the Association of Disabled Students in Serbia, and IC Lotos in Bosnia.

Handicap International
A disability and development Non Governmetnal Organisation. Its objective is to support people in situations of disability or vulnerability, whatever the cause and the environment underlying that situation.

Polio Plus, Macedonia
Polio Plus - Movement Against Disability - is a Macedonian cross-disability, multi-ethnic, NGO that focuses on achieving legislative policy change through advocacy and raising awareness of disability rights. Established in 1999, Polio Plus formed "in revolt against a life of wheelchair races, chess tournaments and ping-pong matches".

Centre for Independent Living, Serbia
Centre for Independent Living Serbia was founded in 1996 and today the has main offices in Belgrade and five branch-offices in other Serbian towns. The organisation works to promote independent living for people with disabilities in Serbia.

Association of Disabled Students, Serbia

Lotos - Information Centre for People with Disabilities, Bosnia

The Information Centre for Persons with Disabilities - Lotos - is non-profit making organisation which operates across Bosnia and Herzegovina. The centre supports individuals with or without disabiliies. It was created from the idea that people with disabilities should be positively represented in communities.