Services and Support for People with Disabilities
Find out about facilities and organizations for people with disabilities or special learning needs in Argentina…
Government organizations
Note: Most of the information on these websites is in Spanish only.
- National Institute against Discrimination, Xenophobia and Racism (Instituto Nacional contra la Discriminación, la Xenofobia y el Racismo)
- National Advisory Council for the Integration of Disabled People (Comisión Nacional Asesora para la Integración de Personas con Discapacidad)
- Government of Buenos Aires Special Needs Education (Educación Especial del Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires)
- National Rehabilitation Service (Servicio Nacional de Rehabilitación)
Non-government organizations
Note: Most of the information on these websites is in Spanish only.
- ASDRA (Asociación Síndrome de Down de la República Argentina): Argentinian Down's syndrome association
- Asociación Civil Enfermedad de Parkinson: Parkinson's disease association
- Asociación Civil Esclerosis Múltiple Argentina (EMA): Multiple sclerosis association
- Asociación Civil Lekotek: Organization campaigning for the integration of children with special needs
- Asociación Civil La Usina: Association campaigning for a change in attitude towards people with disabilities
- Asociación Voces en el Silencio: Forum for people with a hearing impairment
- Red de Asistencia Legal: Legal and social assistance for people with a disability
- Asociación de Ayudas al Ciego: Association providing help to people with a visual impairment
- Asociación AMAR: Day center in Buenos Aires for people with disabilities; it also provides tango classes, professional training and organizes a number of events
- Asociación Argentina de Sordos: Argentinian association for people with a hearing impairment promoting better communication
- Asociación Asperger Argentina: Argentinian Asperger's association
- Asociación Pro Ayuda a No Videntes (APANOVI): Association whose aim is to improve the quality of life of people with a visual impairment
- Biblioteca Argentina para Ciegos (BAC): National library for people with visual impairment, whose aim is to facilitate access to information and culture in Argentina. The BAC distributes a number of essential tools including educational games and books
- Centro de Parálisis Cerebral: Cerebral palsy center
- Fundación de Ayuda al niño Discapacitado Auditivo: Foundation providing assistance to children with a hearing disability and their families
- Fundación Discar: Provides assistance for people with intellectual disabilities
- Fundación IPNA: Promoting the rights of children and young people with disabilities
Sport for people with disabilities
The following organizations exist to promote sport for people with disabilities in Argentina:
- Asociación Argentina de Tenis Adaptado - AATA: Argentinian Association of Adapted Tennis
- Federación Argentina de Deportes para Ciegos:Argentinian Federation of Sports for Blind People
- Federación Argentina de Deportes para Disminuidos Mentales: Argentinian Federation of Sports for People with Mental Disabilities