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In order to promote the interests of its members and those of the entire community of persons with disabilities throughout Canada, TVAC is a proud member of the following organizations:[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”442″ img_size=”small” alignment=”center”][vc_single_image image=”441″ img_size=”small” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”3\/4″][vc_column_text]Council of Canadians with disabilities<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n CCD is a national human rights organization of people with disabilities working for an accessible and inclusive Canada. It\u2019s an umbrella organization that gathers provincial and national disability-rights advocacy groups.<\/p>\n Conf\u00e9d\u00e9ration des organismes de personnes handicap\u00e9es du Qu\u00e9bec (COPHAN)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n COPHAN is a disability-rights advocacy regroupment which brings together some sixty organizations and regional and national groups of people with disabilities and their relatives throughout Quebec.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n The tragedy of thalidomide having started in Europe and spread to other continents, TVAC is also in contact with other organizations at international and national levels throughout the world.[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner content_placement=”middle”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”1254″ img_size=”small” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3\/4″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n Thalidomide Australia Incorporated<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Association founded in March 2008 that supports and informs thalidomide victims living in Australia.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner content_placement=”middle”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”1255″ img_size=”small” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3\/4″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n Association des Victimes Belges du Softenon<\/p>\n Martine Olivier, responsable : avbs@hotmail.fr<\/a><\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner content_placement=”middle”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”1256″ img_size=”small” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3\/4″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n Associa\u00e7\u00e3io brasileira dos portadores da s\u00edndrome da talidomida (ABPST)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Brazilian association of thalidomide victims, founded in 1992.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner content_placement=”middle”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”1253″ img_size=”small” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3\/4″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n Bundesverband Contergangesch\u00e4digter e. V.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Federal association of Contergan victims, founded in 1963. Contergan is the brand name under which thalidomide was marketed in this country.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner content_placement=”middle”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”1258″ img_size=”small” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3\/4″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n Ireland has two organizations representing thalidomide survivors: <\/span><\/p>\n Thalidomide Ireland<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Irish Thalidomide Survivors Society<\/a><\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner content_placement=”middle”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”1259″ img_size=”small” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3\/4″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n Associazione Thalidomidici Italiani ONLUS (TAI ONLUS)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Thalidomide victims association of Italy, founded in 2004.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner content_placement=”middle”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”1260″ img_size=”small” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3\/4″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n Ishizue Foundation<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Organization representing and helping thalidomide victims in Japan. In 2004, the Ishizue Foundation organized an international conference to celebrate its 30th anniversary. TVAC was there.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner content_placement=”middle”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”1257″ img_size=”small” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3\/4″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n Asociaci\u00f3n de V\u00edctimas de la Talidomida en Espa\u0148a (AVITE)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Thalidomide victims association of Spain, founded in 2004.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner content_placement=”middle”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”1261″ img_size=”small” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3\/4″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n F\u00f6reningen f\u00f6r de Neurosedynskadade<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n The Swedish society of thalidomide victims is an organization that represents thalidomide survivors, but also other persons with birth defects resulting from diseases or accidents.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner content_placement=”middle”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”1262″ img_size=”small” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3\/4″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n Thalidomide Society<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n British association of thalidomide victims, founded in 1962. This organization represents thalidomide victims and their families and other caregivers, as well as persons living with similar birth defects.<\/p>\n Thalidomide Trust<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n In addition to being in charge of administrating two funds dedicated to thalidomide Survivors in the UK. the Thalidomide Trust plays a role of information, advocacy and counselling regarding the health and wellbeing of the beneficiaries of these funds. The Thalidomide Trust is also funding a small number of research projects related to the needs of thalidomide Survivors.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Canadian partners\u00a0–\u00a0Advocacy for persons with disabilities In order to promote the interests of its members and those of the entire community of persons with disabilities throughout Canada, TVAC is a proud member of the following organizations:[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”442″ img_size=”small” alignment=”center”][vc_single_image image=”441″ img_size=”small” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”3\/4″][vc_column_text]Council of Canadians with disabilities CCD is a national human rights… View Article<\/a>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-453","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thalidomide.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/453","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thalidomide.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thalidomide.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thalidomide.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thalidomide.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=453"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thalidomide.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/453\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thalidomide.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=453"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Organizations representing thalidomide survivors throughout the world\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n
Australia<\/h3>\n
Belgium<\/h3>\n
Brazil<\/h3>\n
Germany<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Ireland<\/h3>\n
Italy<\/h3>\n
Japan<\/h3>\n
Spain<\/h3>\n
Sweden<\/h3>\n
United Kingdom<\/h3>\n