Dignity
and Services (D&S)
P.O Box 498, Jalan Sultan
46760 Petaling Jaya
Selangor
Tel: 03-7930849
Fax: 03-7930849
| Established:
1991 |
Contact
Person: Mr Peter Young |
| Status: Registrar of Companies (ROC) |
Designation: Director |
| No.
of Members: Not available |
No.
of Staff: 2 |
Management
Structure:
Board of Directors
Objectives:
| |
D
& S works on the basis of the universal human rights standards
which the international community has proclaimed. It does not have
any political or religious affiliation. It is seeking:
| 1.
|
To
safeguard the legal rights of persons with learning difficulties
and to ensure that these legal provisions are enforced. |
| 2. |
To
bring about public awareness of the dignity and rights of persons
with learning difficulties. |
| 3. |
To
provide help and support for families having persons with learning
difficulties. |
| 4. |
To
assist in the creation of a better quality of life for persons
with learning difficulties. This include:
| a.
|
education
and training; |
| b.
|
family
and home life; |
| c.
|
community
life; |
| d.
|
medical
care and group homes for adults. |
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|
Core
Activity:
Human rights
Area
of Interest:
Legal rights of person with learning difficulties.
Type
of Activity:
Seminars and conferences, Training, Publications, Creating Public awareness
and sensitizing issues of concern.
Affiliation:
International Society for Mentally Handicapped.
Publications:
"Happily Ever After?"
"Towards Understanding People with Learning Difficulties".
"Self-Advocacy by persons with learning difficulties."
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