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Early Intervention for Children with Visual Impairment
and their Families in Europe

List of countries: | Belarus | Belgium | Czech Republic | Denmark | Estonia | Finland | Germany | Greece | Italy | Macedonia | Poland | Russia | Scotland | Slovakia | Sweden | The Netherlands | Turkey | UK |

Country: Belarus

Organization: Pedagogical University,
Fizkulturnaja 33 - 58, Minsk, Belarus 220028
Contact person: Svetlana Gaidukevich
Phone: 0172 649257
Fax: 0172 219373
Services: Teacher training

Country: Belgium, Flanders

Organization: Institute Spermalie,
Snaggaardstraat 9, 8000 Brugge, Belgium
Contact person: Bonamie Eliane
Phone: +3250340341
Fax: +3250337306
E-mail: info@mpi-spermalie.be
Services: Assesment, Home guidance services

Country: Czech Republic

Organization: Association for Early Intervention,
Společnost pro ranou péči, Hastalska 27, 110 00 Praha 1
Contact person: Terezie Hradilková
Phone: +420 2 24826860
Fax: +420 2 24826858
E-mail: Ranapece@braillnet.cz
Services: Assessment, Home guidance services, Low vision stimulation, Stimulation program, Courses for families, Physiotherapy, Staff training

Branch office - Praha: Středisko rané péče Haštalská 27, 110 00 Praha 1
Contact person: Helena Janoušová
Phone: +420 2 24826857
Fax: +420 2 24826858
E-mail: Ranapece@braillnet.cz

Branch office - Liberec: Středisko rané péče, Nám. Dr.E.Beneše 22, 460 01 Liberec
Contact person: A.Bečvářová
Phone: +420 48 510 95 64
Fax: +420 48 510 95 64
E-mail: srp@pvtnet.cz

Branch office - České Budějovice: Středisko rané péče, Zachariášova 6, 370 04 České Budějovice
Contact person: A.Sitařová
Phone: +420 38 733 15 98

Branch office - Brno: Středisko rané péče, Hlinky 156, 603 00 Brno
Contact person: I.Kudelová
Phone: +420 5 432 466 75
E-mail: srpbrno@volny.cz

Branch office - Olomouc: Středisko rané péče, Dolní nám. 38, 770 00 Olomouc
Contact person: D.Krutilová
Phone: +420 68 52 22 921
Fax: +420 68 52 22 921
E-mail: srp-ol@volny.cz

Branch office - Ostrava: Středisko rané péče, Nádražní 110, 702 00 Ostrava
Contact person: M.Billová
Phone: +420 69 611 24 73
Fax: +420 69 611 24 73
E-mail: srpostrava@volny.cz

Country: Denmark

Organization: Refsnasskolen,
Kystvejen 112, DK 4400 Kalundborg
Contact person: Ingholt Anette
Phone: +4559570100
E-mail: anette.Ingsholt@vip.cybercity.dk

Country: Estonia

Organization: Low Vision Centre,
Ravi 18, 10138 Tallinn , Estonia
Contact person: Ene Kelk
Phone: +37 2 6207298
Fax: +37 2 6207300
E-mail: Ene@mailcity.com
Services: Assessment of vision, Prescribing aids, Vision training

Country: Finland

Organization: Finnish Federation of the Visually Impaired,
Mäkelänkatu 50, FIN-00510 Helsinki, Finland
Phone: +358 9396041
Fax: +358 939604200
E-mail: Ffvi@nkl.fi
Contact person: Paivi Nurmi

Branch office (Regional): Näkövammaisten koulu, PL 319, 40101 Jyväskylä
Phone: +358 14 613971, 050 596 5026
E-mail: nurmi@nkl.fi

Country: Germany

Organization: Blindeninstitutsstiftung Würrzburg,
Ohmstraße 7, 97076 Würrzburg
Contact person: Eberhard Fuchs
Phone: +49 931 2092119
Fax: +49 931 20921233
E-mail: Vbs-gs@t-online.de
Services: Education, Early Intervention

Branch office: 90471 Nürnberg, Brieger Str. 21-25
Phone: +49 911 8967450
Fax: +49 911 8967455

Branch office: 95326 Kulbbach, Gumpersforfer Weg 2
Phone: +49 9221 924701
Fax: +49 9221 924702

Branch office: 80639 München, Winthirstraße 24
Phone: +49 89 167812
Fax: +49 89 167812
E-mail: ffmch@web.de

Branch office: 98574 Schmalkalden, Notstraße 11
Phone: +49 3683 6430
Fax: +49 3683 64313

Branch office: 93055 Regensburg, Weißenburgstraße 10
Phone: +49 941 793452
Fax: +49 941 793486

Branch office: 63739 Aschaffenburg, Bessenbacher Weg 68
Phone: +49 6021 335686
Fax: +49 6021 335687

Branch offices' Services: Assessment, Home visits, Guiding for parents, Parents-child groups

Organization: University of Dortmund,
Emil Figge Str. 50, FB13, 44 221 Dortmund
Contact person: Renate Walthes, Frank Laemers
Phone: +49 231 7555874
Fax: +49 231 7554558
E-mail: Frank.Laemers@udo.edu
Services: Project "Low Vision in Early Intervention" [new window]

Organization: University of Bielefeld, Dep. Of Psychology,
P.O. Box 100131, D 33501 Bielefeld
Contact person: Michael Brambring
Phone: +4915211064345
E-mail: m.brambring@uni-bielefeld.de
Services: Research, Staff training

Organization: dt. Beinden - studienanstalt ev.,
Abteg RES, D - 35037, Mavburg, Posttach 1160, Germany
Contact person: Jurgen Nogel, F.J. Esch
Phone: 064216060
Fax: 06421606229
E-mail: res@blista.de
Services: school for higher education (blind + partially sighted )

Rehabilitation Center: early intervention, rehabilitation OU - adC, Computer and electronical aids, optical aids, education of rehabilitation teachers, additional training A?? education

Country: Greece

Organization: Epikinonia,
Pzoin Amezikaniki Vasi, Elliniko, Athens, Greece
Contact person: Simitsi Ourania
Phone: 9631441
Fax: 9632549
Services: Special Education 8 - 28

Organization: Lighthouse for the Blind of Greece,
17 Athinas Str., 176 73 Kallithea, Greece
Contact person: Betty Y. Leotsakou
Phone: 3 (01) 941 5222
Fax: 3 (01) 941 5271
E-mail: Faros@compulink.gr

Country: Italy

Organization: Fondacione Robert Holman, Centro di intervento precece pen banbini noc deficit visivo,
Via Oddone Clerici 6, I - 28051 Cannero Riviera, Italy
Contact person: Erika Goergen
Phone: +39 323 788485
Fax: +39 323 788198
E-mail: e.goergen@fondazionehollman.it
Services:

Country: Macedonia

Organization: Institute "Dimitar Vlahov",
G. Dimitrov 66, Snopje, Macedonia
Contact person: Anita Cekanovska, Elena Hristova
Fax: +389-91-779 539
Services: Center based early intervention

Country: Poland

Organization: "Rainbow" - The Association of Parents, Early Intervention Centre,
ul. Kopinska 6/10, 02-321 Warszawa, Poland
Contact person: Anna Witarzewska, Monika Orkanlecka
Phone: +48 22 8220344
Fax: +48 22 6584330
E-mail: Awit@medianet.pl
Services: Home based early intervention, Services for blind and multiply handicapped children and their parents, Video-training

Organization: School for the Blind,
30-110 Krakow, Filarecka 17/2, Poland
Contact person: Maria Porebska
Services: Early intervention, Psychological and JS, EK therapy

Organization: Institute for the blind and partially sighted,
Tyniecka 7 str., Cracow 30 - 319, Poland
Contact person: Maja Urzedowska
Phone: 012 266 66 80
E-mail: urzemaja@cyber.olnet.com.pl
Services: Early Intervention Centre, Education for the Blind and Partially Sighted

Organization: APS - Akademia Pedagogiki Specjalnej im. Marii Grzegorzewskiej,
Ul. Szczesliwicka 40, 02-353 Warszawa
Contact person: Dr Grazyna Walczak
Phone: +48 22 8221631 w 66
Fax: +48 22 6581118
E-mail: Abaw@polbox.com
Services: Post graduate program in early Intervention for visually impaired children

Country: Russia

Organization: The Center of Handicapped children for blind and low vis. Children
Contact person: Plastunova Zilja
Phone: 812 1449929
E-mail: vmk@elteck.ru

Country: Scotland

Organization: Scottish Sensory Centre, Movay House Institute,
Holyrood Road, Edinburgh, EH8 8AQ, UK
Contact person: Marianna Buultjens
E-mail: marianna.buultjens@ed.ac.uk
Services: Staff Training, developments, library resources, web site

Country: Slovakia

Organization: Special pedagogical centre, Elementary School for the Blind and Partially sighted,
Š. Kluberta 2, 05401 Levoča, Slovakia
Contact person: Irena Lehotská, Erika Hrošánová
Phone: 00421 966 4512395
Fax: 00421 966 4514795
E-mail: schblind@spisnet.sk
Services: Services for Blind and Multiply Handicapped Children and Their Parents, Early Intervention

Country: Sweden

Organization: Swedish Institute for Special Needs Education,
Box 47611, 117 94 Stockholm, Sweden
Contact person: Johanna Enqvist
Phone: +468 181176
E-mail: johanna.enqvist@sit.se New!
Web-page: www.sit.se [new window]
Services: Early Intervention Services

Organization: TRC - Tomteboda Resource Centre for children and youth with visual impairment,
Tomtebodavagen 9 -11, Box 1313, S-171 25 Solna
Contact person: Jenny Hammarlund
Phone: +46 8 4 700 700
Fax: +46 8 4 700 707
Services: Centre for children and youth with visual impairment. Computer play for children who are severely visually impaired

Country: The Netherlands

Organization: Bartimeus,
P.O. Box 340, 3940 AH Doorn
Contact person: Marion Weisz
Phone: +31 343 526859
Fax: +31 343 526856
E-mail: m.weisz@bartimeus.nl
Services: General: Education, care and services for visually and multihandicapped persons
Early intervention Services:

Organization: Sensis,
P.O.Box 54, 5360 AB Grave, The Netherlands
Contact person: Carina Poels

Branch offices (Regional): Regional centres and/ or special schools in the southern part of the Netherlands in the following cities: Grave, Nijmegen, Eindhoven, Breda, Rotterdam and Sittard.
Phone: +31 486 471003
Fax: +31 486 472441
E-mail: c.poels@theofaan.nl
Services: Sensis offers care, education and services to persons with a visual impairment and persons with a visual and mental handicap.
Early Intervention activities:

Organization: Vision

Country: Turkey

Organization: Türkan Jabanci Gorme Engelliler Ilkogretim Okulu, (Türkan Jabanci School for the Blind),
Barbaros Mah., Denizmen Sok.N-:53, 81130 Uskuoar, Istanbul, Turkey
Contact person: Emine Genc, Mrs. Z. Hale Ergenc
Phone: +902163104912
Fax: +902163910772
E-mail: Enheyo@hotmail.com
Services: Counselor Service

Organization: Istanbul University Department of Developmental Psychology, Istanbul Universitesi,
Edebiyat Fak, Psikoloji bolumu, Gelisim Psikolojisi, 34459 - Beyazit, Istanbul
Contact person: Hale Ergenc
Phone: +902164725551, +902125139707-09
Fax: +902164725551, +902125112467
E-mail: Haleergenc@hotmail.com
Services: Early Intervention 0 - 6 years including multiple disabled

Country: United Kingdom

Organization: Royal National Institute for the Blind (RNIB),
224 Great Portland Street, London WIN 6AA, UK
Contact person: Gordon Dryden
E-mail: mailto:gordon.dryden@rnib.org.uk
Contact person: Olga Miller
E-mail: omiller@rnib.org.uk
Services: Policy, Research, Family services, Education

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