1. The All-Russian Association of Disabled People (VOI)
Founded in 1988

2. Goals of the VOI
Representation and protection of rights of the disabled
Achieving equal rights for disabled people
Integration of disabled people to the society

3. The VOI connects About 2 million disabled people
81 regional organizations
2100 local organizations
primary organizations

4. The VOI participation in consultative and advisory bodies of Russia
Alexandr Lomakin-Rumyancev
VOI Chairman
Deputy of the State Duma
Member of two councils of disabled people

5. The VOI participation in consultative and advisory bodies of Russia
Alexandr Klepikov
Vice Chairman
Member of council of disabled people
Member of Public Council of the Ministry of Healthcare and Social Development

6. The VOI participation in consultative and advisory bodies of Russia
Oleg Rysev
Vice Chairman
Member of the Public Council at The Federal Service on Surveillance in Healthcare and Social Development
Head of a working group on medical and social expertise and rehabilitation of disabled people

7. Achievements of the VOI
More than 70 federal laws have been taken under the influence and involvement of the VOI. They include the Federal Law on social protection of disabled people in the Russian Federation (1995).

8. The VOI has a consultative status at the UN Economic and Social Council.
The VOI is a member of Disabled Peoples’ International and cooperates with other international and national organizations of disabled people.

9. The VOI has founded an association of disabled sportsmen to develop disabled people’s sport movement.
The VOI has 1 nationwide and 19 regional periodicals and an editorial and publishing house ”Zdravtsvuy”.

10. The VOI organizes
The VOI has organized all-Russian and regional cultural festivals for disabled adults and children since 1992.

11. The VOI has organized all-Russian regional sport festivals for disabled people since 1992.

12. International youth festival «Temp» (2005)
All-Russian youth forum of VOI (2003, 2009)
International youth forum (2010)

13. All-Russian and regional festivals of families with young disabled people (2008)

14. Programme ”School of leaders” and ”School of trainers”
(since 2008)

15. Thank you