• MEOSZ was established by people with physical disability in 1981 and it is still controlled by them. It is one of the largest and most powerful NGOs for public use in our country, built up and working democratically. 
• Within the 85 member associations 540 local groups are working throughout the country. The total number of individual members amounts to 190.000 . 
• Working groups and sections within the Federation:
• Working Group for Legislation contribute to the work of the Board in initiating amendments or new laws to improve the opportunities and living conditions of disabled persons, and they provide legal advice to individuals, as well as legal training to leaders of the member associations. 
• The Working Group of Human Rights help disabled persons in case of discrimination. 
• Sections according to certain diagnoses
• Section of young people 
• Section of women
• The Circle of Artists
• Rolling Dancers - dancing group composed by people in wheelchair

The activity of the Federation is determined by voluntarism. Regular administrative work is carried out by paid staff. Most of the volunteers and the paid staff are disabled people themselves.

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Main Fields of activity:

• Carrying out expert work in the course of improving legislation and in many other fields.
• Making efforts to raise awareness in the society and among disabled people by PR work, our newspaper HUMANITÁS, by actions and different events.
• Promoting creation of facilities for employment, education, culture, sport, leasure time activities, which are otherwise not available for disabled persons. 
• Promoting creation of support services, like personal assistance, transportation, peer counselling, information service, etc. Maintaining such a service in the Headquarter of MEOSZ
• Organising regular events, like Day of Equal Opportunities in May, National Balaton Meeting of disabled people in August, National Abilympics, National Cultural Festival
• Organising training seminars regularly in different topics for leaders or for the staff of member associations, for specialists.
• Organising 3 to 12 month training by the MEOSZ Institute for Distance Learning and Teleworking in computer skills, in English language, in business skills, in leadership, etc.
• Based on ceertain laws and regulations MEOSZ has taken part in some State duties, like awarding financial support to people with disabilities for adapting their flats to their needs (to make them accessible), or for solving the difficulties of transportation.

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