employability; full rehabilitation for personal autonomy; universal accessibility and design for all; impetus of research, development and innovation related to blindness, sever visual impairment and tiflotechnology; promotion of accessible libraries and dissemination to accomplish inclusive education and labour, access to culture and sports. Furthermore, it contributes to the strengthening of the associative movement of the blind people in every country of Latin America. Considering the objectives that both Parties share, they agree to establish a regulatory framework for the institutional relationships governed by the following CLAUSES: First: General action criteria ICEVI-LATINOAMÉRICA and FOAL will strengthen their own activities by means of the institutional relationship between both Parties established in this Memorandum, and they will mutually respect the autonomy and Independence of each other in pursuit of their objectives. The actions of both Parties will be confined, at all times, to what is stated in the Ethical Code approved by the Board of FOAL and signed by all members. Both entities will develop their activities from a human rights approach for the persons with visual impairment, taking into account the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and advocating for the contribution in achieving the Agenda 2030.
employability; full rehabilitation for personal autonomy; universal accessibility and design for all; impetus of research, development and innovation related to blindness, sever visual impairment and tiflotechnology; promotion of accessible libraries and dissemination to accomplish inclusive education and labour, access to culture and sports. Furthermore, it contributes to the strengthening of the associative movement of the blind people in every country of Latin America. Considering the objectives that both Parties share, they agree to establish a regulatory framework for the institutional relationships governed by the following CLAUSES: First: General action criteria ICEVI-LATINOAMÉRICA and FOAL will strengthen their own activities by means of the institutional relationship between both Parties established in this Memorandum, and they will mutually respect the autonomy and Independence of each other in pursuit of their objectives. The actions of both Parties will be confined, at all times, to what is stated in the Ethical Code approved by the Board of FOAL and signed by all members. Both entities will develop their activities from a human rights approach for the persons with visual impairment, taking into account the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and advocating for the contribution in achieving the Agenda 2030.
FOAL-ICEVI-LATINOAMERICA-Memorandum-of-Understanding-2017.docx