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Asian
Federation on Intellectual Disabilities
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THE ASIAN FEDERATION ON
INTELLECTUAL DISABILITES
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At
a Conference -- "Hope for the Retarded in Asia" -- held from
19-22 November 1973 in Manila, Philippines, under the auspices of UNESCO,
the 420 delegates from 21 countries present unanimously recommended for the
establishment of the Asian Federation for the Mentally Retarded (AFMR).
Thus the Federation was inaugurated.
Rev
Fr Arthur Malin (1902 - 1980) was largely responsible for this first
Conference. Since then an Asian Conference on Mental Retardation (ACMR) had
been held once every two years in each of the full member countries, as
given below. The second cycle began again in Manila in 2001.
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Year
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Venue
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Theme of Conference
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1st
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1973
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Manila, Philippines
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Hope for the Retarded in Asia
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2nd
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1975
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Tokyo, Japan
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Rights of the Mentally Retarded
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3rd
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1977
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Bangalore, India
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Mentally Retarded in a Changing
Society
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4th
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1979
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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Integration in Our Community
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5th
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1981
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Hong Kong
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Resources and Personnel Training
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6th
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1983
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Indonesia
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Towards Independent Living
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7th
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1985
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Taipei, Taiwan
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Growing in Wisdom: The Mentally
Retarded Person in Asia
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8th
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1987
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Singapore
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Vision 2000: Perspectives &
Challenges
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9th
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1989
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Bangkok, Thailand
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Quality of Life for the Mentally
Retarded
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10th
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1991
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Karachi, Pakistan
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New Horizons in Caring and
Sharing
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11th
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1993
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Seoul, Korea
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Global Harmony for Human
Equality
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12th
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1995
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Colombo, Sri Lanka
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An Asian Perspective towards the
21st Century
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13th
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1997
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Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Rights of Persons with Mental
Retardation
The Role of Government Agencies in Asia
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14th
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1999
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Kathmandu, Nepal
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Strategies for Equalization of
Opportunities for Persons with Mental Retardation
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15th
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2001
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Manila, Philippines
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Inclusion: From Vision to
Reality, Policy and Action
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16th
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2003
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Tsukuba, Japan
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Empowerment and Full
Participation
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17th
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2005
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Jogjakarta, Indonesia
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A Concerted Effort
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18th
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2007
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Taipei, Taiwan
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Universal Design Environment
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19th
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2009
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Singapore
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Towards Holistic Development
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20th
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2011
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Jeju, Korea
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Passing from Freedom to Happiness
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At the 18th ACMR held in Taipei
(18-23 November 2007), the name of the Federation was officially changed to
the ASIAN FEDERATION ON INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES (AFID), and the
Conference henceforth will be known as the AFID Conference.
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The full and associate membership
of AFID is given under Members. The Constitution giving the structure of AFID
is also given. The AFID Executive Board is re-elected once every two years at
the General Assembly held normally at the end of each AFID Conference.
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The AFID Executive Board comprises
the President, 1st, 2nd and 3rd Vice-Presidents, the Immediate Past President
and 4 Members-at-Large; also attending with voice but no vote are the seven
Honorary Members, and a Representative each from the AFID Permanent
Secretariat (in Singapore) and the Asian Resource Centre (in Japan).
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The next Conference, the 21st AFID
Conference, is scheduled to be held in India from 7-11 October 2013. All are
welcome to attend.
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