Our Partners

An initiative of:

The Nippon Foundation is a grantmaking philanthropic organization that supports myriad activities promoting the public good and general welfare of people both in Japan and overseas. One of its main goals is to improve the circumstances of those with disabilities in the Southeast Asia region. The Nippon Foundation is a strong proponent of the philosophy that empowering people with disabilities by providing them with tools, skills, and experience will prepare them to be self actualized. The foundation strongly believes that information technologies can provide those who are disadvantaged with the access to education, work, and society that they do not currently possess.

Managed by:

COTELCO: The Collaboration Laboratory is a social science research center that explores the socio-technical infrastructure required to support geographically-distributed collaboration and knowledge work, particularly between developed and developing countries. It is based upon universal design principles and accessibility.
 

University Partners:

   American University

   Ateneo de Manila University

   De La Salle Philippines - College of Saint Benilde

   Gadjah Mada University

   Graduate Academy of Social Sciences / Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences

   Hanoi School of Public Health

   Hanoi University

   Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore

   Mahidol University

   Myanmar Institute of Theology

   Nanyang Technological University (Invited)

   National Technical Institute for the Deaf, Rochester Institute of Technology

   Royal University of Phnom Penh (Invited)

   State Islamic University Sunan Kalijaga

   Universiti Brunei Darussalam (Invited)

   Universitas Indonesia

   University of Malaya

   Yangon University (Invited)

   Yangon Institute of Economics (Invited)

Outreach Partners:

   Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability

   International Council for Education of People with Visual Impairment