FAIDD
Encyclopedia
FAIDD promotes good life, equality and participation for people with intellectual disabilities
and others who need support with learning, understanding and communicating. The goal of FAIDD is that all people can live together from an equal footing.
The FAIDD headquarters are located in the Malmi
district in Helsinki
, Finland
.
FAIDD was founded in 1952. Its most significant financier is Finland's Slot Machine Association (RAY).
information and culture, furthering accessible
and participatory communication and use of information technology, as well as providing and exchanging information and exercising social influence.
FAIDD is a social actor, a centre of knowledge and skills and a forum of cooperation. FAIDD engages in diverse cooperation with people with disabilities and their families and carers, professionals in the field, service providers, organisations, businesses and public authorities.
The core operating areas are:
All FAIDD activities are based on a commitment to the following values:
The strategy of FAIDD is focused, for instance, on the following areas:
schemes in Zambia and Mozambique. FAIDD has also carried out several projects in St Petersburg with support from the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs and the European Commission.
Mental retardation
Mental retardation is a generalized disorder appearing before adulthood, characterized by significantly impaired cognitive functioning and deficits in two or more adaptive behaviors...
and others who need support with learning, understanding and communicating. The goal of FAIDD is that all people can live together from an equal footing.
The FAIDD headquarters are located in the Malmi
Malmi, Helsinki
Malmi is a regional center and a major district on the north-eastern part of Helsinki, Finland.It has a population of 24,312 . Malmi is divided into six subareas, which are Ylä-Malmi, Ala-Malmi, Pihlajamäki, Tattariharju, Malmin lentokenttä and Pihlajisto.Malmin peruspiiri is a related but...
district in Helsinki
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
, Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
.
FAIDD was founded in 1952. Its most significant financier is Finland's Slot Machine Association (RAY).
Main operating areas
The main operating areas of FAIDD are research, development, personnel training, production of materials, promoting plain-languagePlain language
Plain language is clear, succinct writing designed to ensure the reader understands as quickly and completely as possible.Plain language strives to be easy to read, understand, and use. It avoids verbose, convoluted language and jargon...
information and culture, furthering accessible
Accessibility
Accessibility is a general term used to describe the degree to which a product, device, service, or environment is available to as many people as possible. Accessibility can be viewed as the "ability to access" and benefit from some system or entity...
and participatory communication and use of information technology, as well as providing and exchanging information and exercising social influence.
FAIDD is a social actor, a centre of knowledge and skills and a forum of cooperation. FAIDD engages in diverse cooperation with people with disabilities and their families and carers, professionals in the field, service providers, organisations, businesses and public authorities.
The core operating areas are:
- intellectual and developmental disabilities and speech impairmentsSpeech disorderSpeech disorders or speech impediments are a type of communication disorders where 'normal' speech is disrupted. This can mean stuttering, lisps, etc. Someone who is unable to speak due to a speech disorder is considered mute.-Classification:...
- communication and interactivity
- accessibility
- learning
- accommodation
- work
All FAIDD activities are based on a commitment to the following values:
- respect for human dignity
- expertise
- reliability
- interactivity
- accessibility
The strategy of FAIDD is focused, for instance, on the following areas:
- Protecting and promoting interests – e.g. exercising influence to develop legislation in the field of intellectual and developmental disabilities.
- Raising awareness on the needs and opportunities of the target groups.
- Quality services through expertise.
- Promoting research.
- Promoting accessibility – e.g. promoting access to information by means of plain language material and communications.
- Promoting participation, right of self-determination and empowermentEmpowermentEmpowerment refers to increasing the spiritual, political, social, racial, educational, gender or economic strength of individuals and communities...
in the target group – e.g. influencing attitudes through public and media relations. - Promotion of lifelong learningLifelong learningLifelong learning is the continuous building of skills and knowledge throughout the life of an individual. It occurs through experiences encountered in the course of a lifetime...
– e.g. by producing teaching material for the target group in basic and second-degree education.
International activities
FAIDD participates in a range of international activities and is a member of many European collaborative networks and projects. FAIDD has taken part in development cooperationDevelopment aid
Development aid or development cooperation is aid given by governments and other agencies to support the economic, environmental, social and political development of developing countries.It is distinguished...
schemes in Zambia and Mozambique. FAIDD has also carried out several projects in St Petersburg with support from the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs and the European Commission.
Members
The actual members of FAIDD are joint municipal authorities, municipalities, congregations, registered voluntary organisations and foundations. The support members are private individuals. The members work in the field of intellectual and developmental disabilities or act otherwise in the interest of the disabled.Internet services
In addition to the FAIDD homepage, the association maintains several other internet services, some of which also offer information in English:- Papunet features games, exercises and stories for rehabilitation, teaching and recreation.
- Plain Language Centre pages contain, for example, information on the theory of plain language.
- Communication and Technology Centre Tikoteekki promotes the best possible communication for people with complex communication needs.
- Tikas is an ICT training model for student groups with special needs.
See also
- AutismAutismAutism is a disorder of neural development characterized by impaired social interaction and communication, and by restricted and repetitive behavior. These signs all begin before a child is three years old. Autism affects information processing in the brain by altering how nerve cells and their...
- Developmental disabilityDevelopmental disabilityDevelopmental disability is a term used in the United States and Canada to describe lifelong disabilities attributable to mental or physical impairments, manifested prior to age 18. It is not synonymous with "developmental delay" which is often a consequence of a temporary illness or trauma during...
- Down syndromeDown syndromeDown syndrome, or Down's syndrome, trisomy 21, is a chromosomal condition caused by the presence of all or part of an extra 21st chromosome. It is named after John Langdon Down, the British physician who described the syndrome in 1866. The condition was clinically described earlier in the 19th...
- Fetal alcohol spectrum disorderFetal alcohol spectrum disorderFetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders describes a continuum of permanent birth defects caused by maternal consumption of alcohol during pregnancy, which includes, but is not limited to fetal alcohol syndrome...
- Finnish heritage diseaseFinnish heritage diseaseA Finnish heritage disease is a genetic disease or disorder that is part of the Finnish disease heritage. Finnish heritage diseases are significantly more common in people whose ancestors were ethnic Finns, natives of Finland and Sweden. About 40 rare diseases are regarded as Finnish heritage...
- INCLINCLINCL, also known as Infantile Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinoses or Santavuori Disease is a form of NCL and inherited as a recessive autosomal genetic trait...
- InclusionInclusion (disability rights)Inclusion is a term used by people with disabilities and other disability rights advocates for the idea that all people should freely, openly and without pity accommodate any person with a disability without restrictions or limitations of any kind...
- Learning disabilityLearning disabilityLearning disability is a classification including several disorders in which a person has difficulty learning in a typical manner, usually caused by an unknown factor or factors...
- Intellectual disabilityMental retardationMental retardation is a generalized disorder appearing before adulthood, characterized by significantly impaired cognitive functioning and deficits in two or more adaptive behaviors...
- Plain languagePlain languagePlain language is clear, succinct writing designed to ensure the reader understands as quickly and completely as possible.Plain language strives to be easy to read, understand, and use. It avoids verbose, convoluted language and jargon...