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EU Funded Projects - The project GENTI is about ensuring active and full integration of persons with intellectual disabilities in the labour market in Turkey by applying a new innovative model transferred by Italy. - School for all: working together to improve the quality of inclusion of children and young people with a disability project has been implemented to improve the quality of life for disabled children and their families, and to promote a better social cohesion and solidarity. - International Knowledge Bridges project focuses on disseminating good practice to discuss and deliver solution to the problems of persons with disabilities at the European level. International Organisations Funded - The computer courses for the youngsters with disabilities has been carried out within the framework of the World Bank Project. After 3 months of training, they were certificated. National Funded Projects - The Disability Rights project focuses on promoting of the human rights of persons with disabilities by conducting media campaign to ensure full participation of persons with disabilities in community. - Kecioren Disability Survey for he first time was conducted in 2004 in Kecioren Municipality in Ankara in order to deliver effective services to persons with disabilities. - Disabled and elderly care workers training project has been conducted. In the wake of completing the training programme, the trainees numbered 600 have been provided work placements. - Workplace Adaptation project was conducted to change negative attitudes of employers towards employees with disabilities by overcoming their widespread prejudices against persons with disabilities. - First Step for Couples Project has been carried out so as to provide counselling and training course on sexual reproductive health for 20.000 prospective couples who have applied for marriages in the municipalities. - No Limits Project has been implemented in order to accelerate the civil society dialogue in the field of disability. - Social Consciousness Project has been conducted by arranging conferences in many cities of Turkey with the rhetoric of ¡§The real handicap is ignorance¡¨ to promote active and full participation of persons with disabilities in community. Within the context of the project, the knowledge levels of families, disabled persons, experts from civil society organisations and public institutions were increased about Turkish Disability Act and Human Right Treaties. - Short Story Competition is arranged every year to raise awareness on the problems of the youngsters with disabilities. The selected stories have been awarded.