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Excursions

Thursday 20.11.2008

Lahti Rehabilitation Centre

The National Association of the Disabled in Finland’s (NADF) Lahti Rehabilitation Centre has the task to produce and develop best possible and appropriate services for disabled persons and their relatives, so that they can adapt to life at home in the environment where they normally live, as equal and independent members of society.

Kaarisilta Art and Activity Center

Kaarisilta r.y. is a private association, providing specialized social and educational services. Close to the city of Lahti, it maintains an art and activity center for physically and/or mentally disabled young people. The ideological principles of Kaarisilta are based on ethic and esthetic values, respect of life and each person’s individuality. Our core activities are visual arts, crafts, music, drama, sports and all-round education. Teaching is mainly organized in groups, always taking into account the preferences and eventual limitations of each individual involved in the activities.