Youth Association Of The Blind
Shehab building - Ground floor Armanazi Street Zaidanieh Beirut , Beirut Lebanon
The Youth Association of the Blind (YAB) is a national nongovernmental and nonprofitable organization that has no religious or political affiliation. We, blind, low vision and sighted members with gender balance, value participatory approach in our joint efforts. We refuse all forms of isolation and discrimination against persons with visual impairment. Our overall goal is to attain an inclusive society to persons with visual impairment. Our strategies are advocacy work, presenting programme models and involving DPOS and stakeholders in accomplishing YAB goals that ensure persons with visual impairment access to human rights and services for being in a society for all. YAB main fields of work are advocacy, human rights of persons with disabilities, inclusive education, social inclusion, access toinformation and knowledge.