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- EIN 94-2911623
- (510) 225-6400
- 3075 Adeline St Ste 155 Berkeley CA 94703-2577 USA
- www.wid.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Civil Rights, Disabilities, Disabled Persons Rights
Mission: The mission of the world institute on disability (wid) in communities and nations worldwide is to eliminate barriers to full social integration & increase employment, economic security & health care for persons with disabilities.
Programs: Employment policy & economic development: "wid" trained 1,000's of government representatives, service providers, consumers & families at conferences, trainings, workshops, and via webinar, on work, healthcare benefits, using the web portals available as of 2017 for these states, ak az, ca, mi, mn, mo, & nj, oh via disability benefits 101 (db101. Www. Db101. Org), bilingual in spanish in three states, az, ca, and nj, and nationally via veterans benefits 101 (www. Vets101. Org). Wid also provides training to other non profit entities in conference accessablity for the disabled
international policy and development: bring training on leadership and management of disabled persons organizations to build capacity for substainability and program development.
health and access policy: in 2016, the new door health, nutrition and fitness program worked through collaborators locally, nationally and internationally to offer an extensive educational and health promoting program. This included training and supporting peer leaders and peer groups, develop and disseminate our products and findings nationally, via our website and other venues, conduct a national search for and develop our cook book, evaluate and continually improve our program, and create and implement a substainability plan.