Counselling centres for people with disabilities
Various organisations in the city of Chemnitz offer counselling for people with disabilities.
The counselling centres are listed below with their contact details and range of services.
"VdK" advice centre for disabled and chronically ill people and senior citizens
Rudolf-Krahl-Straße 60
09116 Chemnitz
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Phone: 0371 2609506
Range of services: Social and socio-legal counselling, information on disability-specific services and benefits and referrals for those seeking advice.
Support organisation:
Sozialverband VdK Sachsen e. V.
"Mobile disability support" Counselling centre for disabled people, elderly people, sick people
Max-Schäller-Strasse 3
09122 Chemnitz
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Phone: 0371 23924444
Fax: 0371 23924454
Range of services: Social and socio-legal counselling and information on all issues relating to disability
Sponsor:
Stadtmission Chemnitz e. V.
"Weißer Stock e. V. " Advice centre for blind and visually impaired people
Rosenhof 4
09111 Chemnitz
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Phone: 0371 7009673
Range of services: Social and socio-legal counselling for blind and visually impaired people, information on assistance and aids, referral to relevant services and facilities, mobility training, practical life skills training, assistance for self-help groups
Sponsor:
Weißer Stock e. V.
Advice centre for blind and visually impaired people
Flemmingstraße 8c
09116 Chemnitz
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Phone: 0371 3344-212
Fax: 0371 3344-350
Range of services: Counselling on entitlements under the Severely Disabled Persons Act, social issues, referral to other agencies if necessary, social law issues, psychosocial counselling, help and support in difficult life situations, support with applications
Sponsor:
SFZ Förderzentrum gGmbH
Social counselling centre for the hearing impaired
Wielandstraße 9
09112 Chemnitz
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Phone: 0371 382340
Fax: 0371 3823421
Range of services: Social and socio-legal counselling for hearing-impaired people (hard of hearing, late deafened, deaf, CI users) and their relatives, referral to relevant services and facilities, information on assistance and aids, help for self-help groups
Sponsor:
Stadtverband der Gehörlosen Chemnitz e. V., Social Project Deaf Centre
"KOBS" Psychosocial contact and counselling centre
Johannes-Dick-Str. 57
09123 Chemnitz
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Phone: 0371 2560-789
Fax: 0371 2560-788
Range of services: Low-threshold counselling and communication services for people with chronic mental illness as well as their relatives and contact persons
Organisation:
Association for the Integration of Mentally Ill People (VIP)
"KISS" contact and information centre for self-help
Rembrandtstr. 13 a/b
09111 Chemnitz
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Phone: 0371 60048-70
Fax: 0371 60048-62
Range of services: Information, counselling and referral to self-help groups in the health and social sector, support for the establishment and ongoing work of a self-help group
Sponsor:
Stadtmission Chemnitz e. V.
EUTB, Inclusion Counsellor Saxony
Johannisplatz 10
09111 Chemnitz
Am Wiesenufer 8
09123 Chemnitz
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Phone: 0371 2814092 or 2814094
Range of services: Participation counselling in accordance with the Federal Participation Act, advice on personal budgets and assistance, living and working with disabilities, etc.
Sponsor:
Auto-Union e. V.
EUTB, counselling centre for people with disabilities and people at risk of disability
Georgstraße 7 e
09111 Chemnitz
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Phone: 0371 91898999
Fax: 0371 91892455
Range of services: Counselling focuses on the topic of "hearing", but in principle on all questions of participation.
The counselling is based on the principle of peer counselling (those affected advise those affected).
Sponsor:
Landesverband der Schwerhörigen und Ertaubten Sachsen e. V.
gehZEITEN, specialised counselling centre for families with children and young people with disabilities, family support service
Brühl 51
09111 Chemnitz
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Phone: 0371 646334-88
Range of services: socio-legal, psychological and curative education counselling; support with developmental and educational issues as well as psychosocial support for affected children, siblings and parents or their caregivers; family and child-centred educational and leisure activities; respite services for care, housekeeping and transport services
Carrier:
gehZEITEN gUG (haftungsbeschränkt)
Soziales Förderwerk e. V., counselling and support on the subject of disability and work, provider of the integration service
Dittesstraße 15
09126 Chemnitz
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Phone: 0371 65133-10
Range of services:counselling on securing employment for people with all types of illnesses, special counselling for people with visual and hearing impairments; transition support from workshops for people with disabilities; job coaching
Support organisation:
Soziales Förderwerk e. V.