Index of Swedish www-pages - handicap
http://katalogen.sunet.se/cat/society/organizations/interest_groups/handicap

Swedish institute for Special Needs Education
Focus: Children, teenagers and adults with disabilities have the right to education equal to the education of others. To attain this, the Swedish Institute for Special Needs Education offers educational support to local authorities, schools and professionals.
Target: The main focus for SIT is the municipalities and those responsible for special needs education
Support provided: Information, education, and support in developmental work in the field of special needs education. The Swedish Institute for Special Needs Education has four national resource centres that provide specialist expertise in the special pedagogical consequences for students with impaired sight, with or without any other disability, deafness or impaired hearing combined with developmental problems, congenital deafness and blindness, and serious speech and language problems. SIT -Educational Material develop and adapt special educational materials and support external producers that develope materials for students with disabilities.
Address: Specialpedagogiska institutet / Swedish Institute for Special Needs Education, Box 1100, 871 29 Härnösand, Sweden
Contact Person: Per Gunvall, Lena Thorsson
Tel: +46 611 887 70
Fax: +46 611 268 66
Email: sit@sit.se
Website: http://www.sit.se

The Swedish Handicap Institute
Focus: Assistive technology and accessibility for people with disabilities in Sweden, stimulation of research and development, testing of assistive technology, and the provision of information and training.
Target users/groups: Professionals working in the field of assistive technology. People with disabilities and their associations. National, regional and local authorities and agencies.
Address: P.O. Box 510, S-162 15 Vällingby, Sweden. Visiting address: Sorterargatan 23, Vinsta, Vällingby
Tel: +46 8 620 17 00
Fax: +46 8 739 21 52
Email: registrator@hi.se
Web: http://www.hi.se

Skolverket - The National Agency for Education
Focus: The National Agency for Education is the authority charged with the supervision of the national educational system. Evaluation entails in-depth studies and analyses in a variety of different educational fields. The fields chosen for study may be based on information acquired from follow-up activities, on evidence of some sort of problem, or on the need for detailed knowledge of, the effect of new reforms, for example.
Target users/groups: The Swedish Parliament, The Swedish Government, Schools, Local Authorities
Address: Skolverket, 106 20 Stockholm, Sweden
Tel: +46 8 52 73 32 00
Fax: +46 8 24 44 20
Email: skolverket@skolverket.se
Website: http://www.skolverket.se/

Swedish National Agency for School Improvement
Focus: The National Agency for Education helps ensure the development of Swedish schools such that the reality of everyday schooling is kept in line with the objectives of national educational policy. The overall task of the National Agency for Education is, by various means, to stimulate the development of schools at national level.
Target users/groups: The Swedish Parliament, The Swedish Government, Schools, Local Authorities
Contact: Eva-Lotta Eriksson
Address: Karlbergsvägen 77-81, 113 35 Stockholm, Sweden
Tel: +46 8 52 77 80 00
Fax: +46 8 52 77 80 01
Email: eva-lotta.eriksson@skolutveckling.se
Website: http://www.skolutveckling.se/

SISUS - National Agency for Special Educational Support, Sisus
Focus: People with disabilities should have the same opportunities as every one else.Education and studies influence the whole way of life of everyone and play an important role in reducing social disparities and creating equal oppotunities in society. The quality of ones
education determines the choice of profession and work. Furthermore, an education nearly always leads to increased social and cultural activities. Education also provides pleasure and a feeling of solidarity. A good education as well as recurrent studies can be decisive factors in ones life. People with disabilities are entitled to the same opportunities as everyone else. Sisus's task is to improve the chances for disabled young persons and adults to obtain a good education.
Target user/groups: Disabled young persons and adults
Address: Box 7745, 103 95 Stockholm, Sweden
Tel: +46 8-787 73 00
Fax: +46 8-796 84 10
Email: kansli@sisus.se
Website: http://www.sisus.se/

National Society Autism
Focus: The National Society Autism (RFA) is a non-governmental, non-profit organisation working to create the best possible conditions for children, adolescents and adults with autism spectrum disorders.
Target user/groups: Individuals with autism spectrum disorders, parents, teachers, staff, researchers
Contact: Lena Andersson/Maria Durnik
Address: Riksföreningen Autism, Hantverkargatan 87, 112 38 Stockholm, Sweden
Tel. +46 8 702 05 80
Fax: +46 8 644 02 88
Email: info@autism.se
Website: http://www.autism.se

The Disability Ombudsman
Focus: The Ombudsman works to achieve the general objectives of disability policy - full participation and equality for people with disabilities.
Address: Handikappsombudsmannen, Box 49132, 100 29 Stockholm, Sweden
Tel: +468201770 / text.+468213939
Fax: +46 8 20 43 53
Email: info@ho.se
Website: http://www.ho.se

The Swedish Association of the visually impaired
Address: Synskadades Riksförbund, Sandsborgsv.52, 122 88 Enskede, Sweden
Tel: +46 8 39 90 00
Fax: +46 8 39 93 22
Email: info@srfriks.org
Website. http://www.srfriks.org

Swedish federation of disabled persons
Address: Handikappades Riksförbund, Box 47305, Katrinebergsv.6, 10074 Stockhol, Sweden
Tel: +46 8 685 80 00
Fax: +46 8 645 65 41
Email: info@dhr.se
Website. http://www.dhr.se

The Swedish association of hard of hearing people
Address: Hörselskadades Riksförbund, Gävleg.16, Box 66 05, 113 84 Stockholm, Sweden
Tel:+46 8 457 5503 / txt:+46 8 457 5501
Fax: +46 8 313210
Email: hrf@hrf.se
Website: http://www.hrf.se

LL – the Centre for Easy to Read
Address: Långholmsgatan 27 , Box 9145, 102 72 Stockholm, Sweden
Email: info@lattlast.se
Website: http://www.lattlast.se

The Swedish Handicap Institute
Focus: The major task of the Swedish Handicap Institute is to ensure access to high quality and well-functioning assitive technology.
Address: Hjälpmedelsinstitutet, Sorterargatan 23, Box 3284, 103 65 Stockholm, Sweden
Tel: +46 8 620 17 00 / text. +46 8 759 66 30
Fax: +46 8 739 21 52
Email: registrator@hi.se
Website: http://www.hi.se