Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
FINDING OUT MORE
The following organisations do excellent work to help the people of the Tibetan plateau.
Braille Without Borders
www.braillewithoutborders.org
Kham Aid Foundation
www.khamaid.org
Tibet Foundation
www.tibet-foundation.org
Tibet Fund
www.tibetfund.org
Tibet Poverty Alleviation Fund
www.tpaf.org
Tibetan Village Project
www.tibetanvillageproject.org
Pro-Tibetan organisations abroad have good news services and some cultural cover-
age. The ICT website includes an interesting guide for tourists visiting Tibet. The Tibet
Support Group (
www.tibet.org
) offers online links to most pro-Tibet organisations.
Australia Tibet Council
www.atc.org.au
Canada Tibet Committee
www.tibet.ca
International Campaign for Tibet (ICT)
www.savetibet.org
Students for a Free Tibet
www.studentsforafreetibet.org
Tibet House
www.tibethouse.org
Tibet Information Network
www.tibetinfonet.net
Tibet Society
www.tibetsociety.com
Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy
www.tchrd.org
Travellers with Disabilities
High altitudes, rough roads and lack of access make Tibet a hard place for people with mo-
bility difficulties. Monasteries in particular often involve a hike up a hillside or steep, very
narrow steps. Few hotels offer any facilities for the disabled.
Braille Without Borders
Blind visitors can contact this excellent organisation based in Lhasa. It developed the first
Tibetan Braille system and runs a school for blind Tibetan kids, as well as supporting a
blind massage clinic in Lhasa. The co-founder, Sabriye Tenberken, is the author of the topic
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