Organisations for People with Disabilities

Find out about facilities and organisations for people with disabilities or special learning needs in Germany...

The five main national associations for disability issues are listed below

• Federal Association for the Blind and Partially Sighted (Deutscher Blinden – und Sehbehindertenverband, DBSV) (in German)
  At: Rungestraße 19, 10179 Berlin
  Tel: 030 285 3870
  Fax: 030 2853 8720
  email
• Federal Association for People with Physical and Multiple Disabilities (Bundesverband für Körper und Mehrfachbehinderte, BVKM) (in German)
• Federal Association for the Disabled (Bundesverband Selbsthilfe Körperbehinderter e. V., BSK) (in German)
  At: Postfach 20, 74238 Krautheim/Jagst
  Tel: 062 946 8110
  Fax: 062 949 5383
  email
• German Association for the Deaf (Deutscher Gehörlosenbund) (in German)
  At: Bundesgeschäftsstelle, Am Zirkus 4, 10117 Berlin
  Tel: 089 99 26 98 95
  Fax: 089 99 26 98 895
  email
• Federal Association of Lifetime Help for People with Mental Disabilities (Bundesvereinigung Lebenshilfe für Menschen mit geistiger Behinderung)
  At: Raiffeisenstraße 18, 35043 Marburg
  Tel: 064 214 910
  Fax: 064 2149 1167
  email
  

Other associations

Calibre Audio Books: UK charity, Calibre, supplies audio books in English on cassette or disk to visually impaired and disabled people. The free service is available to members (registration can be made via the website). Free postal service is available to anywhere in Europe.

• Calibre
  Tel: + 44 1296 432339
  Fax: + 44 1296 392599
  email

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