Independent Living Links in Study and Work Abroad for All

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Accessible Vacation Home Exchange Assists people with disabilities to exchange homes during vacations. Participants fill out an online form describing their home or apartment, its accessibility features, points of interest in the area and how to get around in town. The database is searchable by country, city and other keywords. Prospective exchange partners contact each other by email and share detailed information before reaching an agreement. http://www.independentliving.org/vacaswap.html	2008-08
Budget Airlines from the Stockholm Area to European Destinations http://www.independentliving.org/links/budget-airlines.html	2008-08
Disability Studies Projects, Dept. of Sociology, Uppsala University The Disability Studies Group Research Projects at the Dept. of Sociology, Uppsala University (Handikappforskningsgruppens forskningsprojet vid sociologiska institutionen, Uppsala universitet). Information is presented in both English and Swedish. http://www.soc.uu.se/research/gysinge/projects.html	2008-08
Global Networking Facilitates networking among organizations in the disability field for joint projects, events, sharing resource persons for lectures, training or technical assistance, for study visits, internships or funding. http://www.independentliving.org/donet/index.html	2008-08
Independent Living Institute The Institute serves self-help organizations of disabled people who work for equal opportunities, self-determination and self-respect. We provide information, training materials and technical assistance on personal assistance, advocacy, accessibility, legislation and peer support. We publish your articles, reports, manuals or comments and other materials related to Independent Living. http://www.independentliving.org/	2008-08
Marschen för tillgänglighet: Otillgänglighet är diskriminering! An organization aimed towards the enactment of a law that will define inaccessibility as discrimination of people with disabilities living in Sweden. Marschen för tillgänglighet är en organisation som kämpar för att otillgänglighet ska klassas som diskriminering av personer med funktionshinder. http://www.marschen.se/	2008-08
National Agency for Special Educational Support, Sisus. People with disabilities are entitled to the same opportunities as everyone else. Sisus' task is to improve the possibilities for disabled young persons and adults to obtain a good education. http://www.sisus.se/	2008-08
Personal Assistance Referral Exchange Helps people with extensive disabilities find personal assistants in their hometown or other parts of the world which they plan to visit. http://www.independentliving.org/assex/index.html	2008-08
Study in Sweden The Swedish Institute's resource for those who are thinking about coming to Sweden as foreign students. Contains general information on practical matters as well as application procedures, links to universities and news about research in Sweden. http://www.studyin.sweden.se/	2008-08
Studying with Disabilities in Sweden The English version of "Studera med funktionshinder". Information for students with disabilities including legislation, services and contact information with disability officers at all Swedish universities. http://www.sb.su.se/studeramedfunktionshinder/english/index.htm	2008-08
The Disability and Rehabilitation Research Centre (HAREC) (Centrum för handikapp och rehabiliteringsforskning - Research/Projects at Malmö University Hospital HAREC promotes research on the conditions for persons with disabilities, and how habilitation and rehabilitation can be improved. http://www.harec.lu.se/english/research.html	(2004-06/2020-04
The Swedish Handicap Institute We are a national resource centre on assistive technology and accessablity for persons with disabilities. We work for full participation and equality for persons with disabilities by ensuring access to high-quality assistive technology, an effective provision of assistive devices and an accessible commynity. http://www.hi.se/	2008-08
Volontärbyrån To facilitate contact between volunteers and organizations in need of volunteers. http://www.volontarbyran.org	2008-08
Certec Certec is a division of the Department of Design Sciences at the Lund Institute of Technology, the engineering faculty of Lund University. The aim of our research and courses is to contribute to improved opportunities for people with disabilities by developing more usable technical devices, new design concepts, and new individual methods of learning and searching. http://www.certec.lth.se/english/	2008-08
GIL Göteborgskooperativet för Independent Living GIL är ett icke vinstdrivande kooperativ som ägs och drivs av medlemmar med funktionshinder och behov av personlig assistans. http://www.gil.se/	2008-08
Kooperativet HIL Helsingborgs Independent Living är ett kooperativ för funktionshindrade som använder sig av personlig assistans. Kooperativet startade 1993. Att vara medlem i HIL betyder att få stöd och hjälp av andra i samma situation. http://www.hil.m.se/	2008-09
Stiftelsen Aktiva Activa is a foundation working for increased integration of disabled people into the labour market. The foundation is non-profit making and was established in 1989. It is based in the County Council of Örebro Municipality, Sweden and is represented in each one of the twelve municipalities of the county. Stiftelsen Activa i Örebro län bildades 1989 och har som mål att stödja arbetslösa som pga funktionsnedsättning har svårt att få fäste på arbetsmarknaden. http://www.s-activa.se/	2008-08
STIL The Stockholm Cooperative for Independent Living, the first European personal assistance user cooperative, became the model for numerous cooperatives in Sweden and abroad and for the Swedish Assistance Benefit Act of 1993. The Act entitles eligible persons to direct payments from the national social insurance fund. With the money they can purchase assistance services from any provider or hire their assistants themselves. http://www.stil.se/	2008-08