Finnish Association of People with Physical Disabilities - Invalidiliitto.fi

CommunicationsVisitors of the FPD websitewww.invalidiliitto.fi can obtaininformation, for example, aboutmobility disabilities and about thediverse range of activities and servicesthe FPD provides. Experts will provideanswers to your questions relating todisability services through the Ask theExperts section. FPD publications canalso be ordered via the website.The FPD implements a number ofmedia campaigns each year, for theprevention of accidents caused byslippery conditions during the winter,for example, and for the preventionof cycle and motorcycle accidents.These campaigns, involving thepreparation of supporting informationmaterial and web pages, are visible ata variety of events around the country.Fund-raisingFrom the date it was founded the FPDhas been funded by donations frombusiness and private individuals.Each year the FPD organizes a numberof direct marketing and telephonecollections. Support for FPD activitiescan also take the form of purchases ofFPD products from the online shop(www.invapuoti.fi).Fund-raising is divided into collectionpermit activities and product salesachieved by Invatieto Oy, a companywholly-owned by the FPD.IT magazineIT Magazine (Disability Work) is theFPD members’ magazine and Finland’sleading special interest group journalin the field of disability.IT is a sturdy 80-page informationpack for all people with a mobilitydisability and their immediate families,as well as for all disability professionals.There are 10 issues per year. Inaddition to a wealth of factual articlesthe magazine includes personalprofiles and recreational items.IT Magazine can also be viewed onthe Internet at www.it-lehti.fi. Themagazine is available as audio mediafor people with impaired vision orwho are visually challenged.16