Validity Foundation - Mental Disability Advocacy Centre
Acronym: Validity Foundation
General Information
Identification Code: 386218736092-06
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Entity Form: Alapitvany
Registration Category: Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
Registration Date: 10/3/2019
Last Update: 9/7/2023
EP Accredited Number: 0
Mission & Interests
Goals: Validity is a specialist international non-governmental organisation that deploys legal strategies to promote, protect and defend the human rights of persons with intellectual disabilities and persons with psychosocial disabilities.
Validity operates in Europe and Africa, undertaking strategic litigation, advocacy, research and human rights documentation initiatives. We focus on tackling the most systematic and widespread human rights violations faced by persons with intellectual disabilities and persons with psychosocial disabilities under three campaigns:
1. "I'm a Person" - promoting the right to support in exercising decision-making and ending guardianship
2. "Schools for All" - promoting inclusive education and ending special segregated provision
3. "My Home, My Choice" - promoting the right to independent living and ending all forms of institutionalisation
Validity holds special consultative status with ECOSOC and participatory status with the Council of Europe.
Interests Represented: Does not represent commercial interests
Interests:
- Budget
- Education and training
- Employment and social affairs
- European neighbourhood policy
- External relations
- Fraud prevention
- Humanitarian aid and civil protection
- International co-operation and development
- Justice and fundamental rights
- Public health
- Regional policy
- Research and innovation
- Trans-European Networks
- Youth
Levels of Interest:
- european
- national
- global
- sub-national
Activities
Main EU Legislative Proposals: Validity has been engaged with numerous EU initiatives, policies and legislative files, including:
- The cohesion policy, particularly as this relates to social inclusion of persons with disabilities and investments in social infrastructure
- The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU as well as the Social Pillar, particularly as these promote the integration of persons with disabilities in society
- Justice Programme - we have coordinated a number of initiatives co-financed by this programme focused on access to justice for children and adults with disabilities, training for lawyers and allied professionals
- REC Programme - we have also coordinated a number of initiatives co-financed by this programme focused on the fundamental rights of children and adults with disabilities
- CERV - the newly implemented Citizens, Equalities, Rights and Values framework, including advocating for policies concerning persons with disabilities that comply with the EU's obligations under the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and the obligations of EU institutions and Member States under the Charter of Fundamental Rights.
Communication Activities: Projects co-financed by the European Union
1. Access to justice for children with mental disabilities - www.mdac.org/accessing-justice-children/
2. Innovating European Lawyers to Advance the Rights of Children with Disabilities - www.mdac.org/innovating-european-lawyers
3. Identifying and preventing abuse of children with disabilities in institutions - www.mdac.org/charm-toolkit/
4. Access to justice for people with intellectual disabilities - www.ajupid.eu
5. Child Friendly Justice - Developing the Concept of Social Court Practices - www.validity.ngo/projects-2/child-friendly-justice
6. Information and Communication for Victims of Crime with Disability - www.validity.ngo/projects-2/voices-for-justice
7. Changing the Accessibility of Tools for Victims (under implementation) - https://pzs.hr/popis-projekata-2022/chat-for-victims/
8. Enabling Inclusion and Access to Justice for Defendants with Intellectual and Psychosocial Disabilities (under implementation) - https://validity.ngo/projects-2/enabling-inclusion-and-access-to-justice-for-defendants-with-intellectual-and-psychosocial-disabilities/
9. Disability-based Connected Facilities and Programmes for Prevention of Violence against Women and Children (under implementation) - https://validity.ngo/projects-2/dis-connected/
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: Disability,Children's rights
Head Office
Address: Impact HubWesselényi utca 17.
Post Code: 1077
City: Budapest
Country: HUNGARY
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EU Office
Address: Impact HubWesselényi utca 17.
Post Code: 1077
City: Budapest
Country: HUNGARY
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Financial Data
New Organisation: false
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Complementary Information: Question 14(b): Only the portion due to Validity as coordinator of four EU co-funded projects (JUST and REC) are included in the calculation of funding received from the European Commission.
Question 14(c): The total budget is based on audited accounts and includes the full value of consortium grant funding from the European Commission under the JUST and REC programs, in accordance with Hungarian accounting rules.
Membership Information
Members10 Percent: 0
Members25 Percent: 2
Members50 Percent: 0
Members75 Percent: 0
Members: 2
Members F T E: 0.5
Info Members: Presently, the Executive Director is responsible for relations with the EU. The Impact Manager is responsible for Validity's overall engagement with EU policy concerning the rights of persons with disabilities.
Structure
Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: Not applicable.
Organisation Members: European Network on Independent Living (associate membership) - www.enil.eu
Transforming Communities for Inclusion (associate membership) - www.tci-global.org
European Implementation Network - www.einnetwork.org