ATLHA- association for leisure, travel and spare time for youngsters and adults with disabilities

Misson and activities:

aim to promote and providing the partecipation of youngsters and adults with disabilities at cultural,ricreative, turistic and sportive activities.The association develops and arrenges trips, holidays, study travel, youth international exanges,all year holiday camps.

Our non governmental, non-profit, organization works at the international level.

Our organization is 100% run, controlled and represented by disabled people.

We have expertise, or are interested in cooperating with other organizations, in the areas of:

Accessible public transportation.
Assisting persons with intellectual disabilities.
Awareness raising.
Children with disabilities.
Coalition building and networking.
Computers and disability.
Education and vocational training.
Employment.
Independent Living Skills Training.
International development and disability.
Media work.
Parenting.
Recreation and travel.
Research.
Sexuality and relationships.
Travel.
Universal design.
Women and disability.
lodging communities and self-working co-operatives.
We have cooperated with organizations in other countries before:
Board of Ed of New York City; United Cerebral Polsy of NYC;Kennedy Institute, Galluadet University and National Children's Center of Washington DC;Hope and UCLA University,Lincoln Center, The Jay Noland Center and New Direction of Los Angeles;AVSO of Brussel;IJGD of Germany;AFSAJ of Spain;CHOISE of UK;City Counsil of Cairo Egipt;
Social, cultural, didactical,sportives and theraupetical projects.

We have traineeships or volunteer positions that people with disabilities are welcome to apply for.

Contact us:

This entry added: Monday 9th February 2004. (record #603) Changed: Monday 8th March 2010.