MTÜ Händikäpp

Founded in 1994, MTÜ Händikäpp is a non-profit association based in Tartu, Estonia working on disability, human rights, community development +1 more.

MTÜ Händikäpp is an Estonian non-profit association based in Tartu that works to advance the rights of people with disabilities, particularly the right to independent living. Its main activities include running the personal assistance service, which provides personal assistants to physically and visually impaired people, and operating a training and counselling centre for people with disabilities, their relatives and social workers. The association also monitors disability-related legislation, including implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, campaigns for accessibility (for example, testing the accessibility of Tartu cafés with wheelchair users), and makes submissions to local and national authorities. It has run projects on independent living, deinstitutionalisation and leisure activities for young people with disabilities since the 1990s. Founded in 1994, the association works mainly in Tartu and across Estonia.