Spanish Federation of Deafblindness
Spain
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The Spanish Federation of Deafblindnes FESOCE is a nonprofit organization whose scope is deafblindness work, a disability that results from the combined loss of vision and hearing. Representation and defense of collective rights: We seek, among other things, the recognition of the rights enshrined in Law 27/2007, of 23 October, by recognizing sign languages Spanish and regulates the means of oral communication support for deaf people, disabled hearing and deafblind, in order to obtain solutions to the specific needs of people with deafblindness; Establishment of Institutional Relations: We try to encourage and facilitate relations with the political, administrative and care necessary for the recognition and not discrimination of the resources needed to care for people with deafblindness. Provide member organizations and legal administrative support necessary for the fulfillment of its objectives. Research and advice: We conduct studies in the social welfare and socio demographic on deafblindness in Spain. Meet an advisory role to individuals and entities that require specific guidance in the field of deafblindness; Media presence and outreach: We make visible the contents that enter the media arena deafblindness in local, national and international levels, by all possible means. Spread the member institutions' activity, with particular relevance to the impact of their actions on the welfare of the collective. We also work with other groups that may benefit from intervention methods (mediation, communication, etc..) characteristic of deafblindness.
