1. Ürgüp Halk E ğ itim Merkezi (Urgup Community Education Centre)

2. Classification Disabled People Innately Disabled (Inborn) Orthopedically Visually Handicapped Hearing Impaired Inarticulate Mentally Handicapped

3. Some Statistics Turkey % 12 England % 12 Austria % 21 New-Zealand %22 Norway % 17

4. Do you know that….?

5. Disabled Right Contracts

6. This contract was established in UN in 2007 and accepted by 53 countries including Turkey. There are 50 contents in the contract such as; education, health, employement, involvement in the society etc. Is it applicable?

7. What did Urgup do for them? Up to now, we have given a speacial education for 138 handicapped people. Most of them are mentally retarted. Folk dance group of Urgup consist of these mentally handicapped girls.

8. The process… The process of this work required much time.. It started by giving them the necessary and very basic education by our lecturers.

9. The patient process.. About 2 months; getting the personal and character information.. About 6 months; applying very basic skills About 4-6 months; a very specific subject or occupation according to his/her abilities..

10. What has happened up to now? The process still goes on.. We have a folk dance group that consists of mentally handicapped girls. Orthopedically disordered students have a place to carry out their activities in our Community center. We gave a place for two of our students, and now they are creating ceramics, and selling their products.

11. Dissemination; Dissemination; Our target is to increase the awareness; We not only improve our students economically, but also improve them socially, in short we make them believe themselves confident and make them feel valuable.. We encouraged the Urgup Municapility and local government to involve into the project..

12. What can you do? Do you have a free chair for the disabled in your chamber, in your co-working area? If not, is it possible to include some of them into the project or give them some roles?

13. Thanks Contact details; Ramazan CEYLAN ramazanse@hotmail.com 0090 506 585 41 09 Ürgüp Halke ğ itim Merkezi Ürgüp/TURKEY