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Asian Federation on
Intellectual Disabilities
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| THE ASIAN
FEDERATION ON INTELLECTUAL DISABILITES |
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At a Conference
-- "Hope for the Retarded in Asia" -- held from 19-22 November 1973
in Manila, Philippines, under the auspices of UNESCO, the 420
delegates from 21 countries present unanimously recommended for the
establishment of the Asian Federation for the Mentally Retarded (AFMR).
Thus the Federation was inaugurated.
Rev Fr Arthur
Malin (1902 - 1980) was largely responsible for this first
Conference. Since then an Asian Conference on Mental Retardation (ACMR)
had been held once every two years in each of the full member
countries, as given below. The second cycle began again in Manila in
2001. |
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Year |
Venue |
Theme of
Conference |
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1973 |
Manila, Philippines |
Hope for the Retarded
in Asia |
| 2nd |
1975 |
Tokyo, Japan |
Rights of the
Mentally Retarded |
| 3rd
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1977 |
Bangalore, India |
Mentally Retarded in
a Changing Society |
| 4th |
1979 |
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
Integration in Our
Community |
| 5th
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1981 |
Hong Kong |
Resources and
Personnel Training |
| 6th |
1983 |
Indonesia |
Towards Independent
Living |
| 7th |
1985 |
Taipei,
Taiwan |
Growing in Wisdom:
The Mentally Retarded Person in Asia |
| 8th
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1987 |
Singapore |
Vision 2000:
Perspectives & Challenges |
| 9th
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1989 |
Bangkok, Thailand |
Quality of Life for
the Mentally Retarded |
| 10th
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1991 |
Karachi, Pakistan |
New Horizons in
Caring and Sharing |
| 11th
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1993 |
Seoul, Korea |
Global Harmony for
Human Equality |
| 12th
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1995 |
Colombo, Sri Lanka |
An Asian Perspective
towards the 21st Century |
| 13th |
1997 |
Dhaka,
Bangladesh |
Rights of Persons
with Mental Retardation
The Role of Government Agencies in Asia |
| 14th |
1999 |
Kathmandu,
Nepal |
Strategies for
Equalization of Opportunities for Persons with Mental Retardation |
| 15th |
2001 |
Manila,
Philippines |
Inclusion: From
Vision to Reality, Policy and Action |
| 16th |
2003 |
Tsukuba,
Japan |
Empowerment and Full
Participation |
| 17th |
2005 |
Jogjakarta, Indonesia |
A Concerted Effort |
| 18th |
2007 |
Taipei,
Taiwan |
Universal Design
Environment |
| 19th |
2009 |
Singapore |
Towards Holistic
Development |
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At the 18th ACMR held in Taipei (18-23
November 2007), the name of the Federation was officially changed to the
ASIAN FEDERATION ON INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES (AFID), and the
Conference henceforth will be known as the AFID Conference. |
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The full and associate membership of AFID
is given under Members. The Constitution giving the structure of AFID is
also given. The AFID Executive Board is re-elected once every two years
at the General Assembly held normally at the end of each AFID
Conference. |
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The AFID Executive Board comprises the
President, 1st, 2nd and 3rd Vice-Presidents, the Immediate Past
President and 4 Members-at-Large; also attending with voice but no vote
are the seven Honorary Members, and a Representative each from
the AFID Permanent Secretariat (in Singapore) and the Asian Resource
Centre (in Japan). |
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The next Conference, the 19th AFID
Conference, is scheduled to be held in Singapore from 22-26 November
2009. All are welcome to attend. |
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