The aim of SRHSB is to increase public awareness of hydrocephalus and spina bifida and to promote research across the diverse fields of study relevant to these conditions, with the ultimate goal of alleviating, managing and preventing the conditions.
Groups of people can experience social exclusion for many reasons: because they have a physical disability which causes others to doubt their capacities, or because they have health problems that need daily attention. As an example of exclusion, people with disabilities represent one in six of the working age population in the EU, yet only 40% of disabled people have jobs.