Address: Förstergasse 6 - 1020 Wien - Austria
Tel: 0043 01812264273
Fax: 0043 01 812264285
Contact person for ARFIE: Mr Tobias Buchner
E-mail: buchner@lebenshilfe.at
Website: www.lebenshilfe.at
Lebenshilfe Austria is the national umbrella organisation of all regional Austrian Lebenshilfe-Institutions (service providers and advocacy organisations for people with intellectual disabilities). As an umbrella organisation, Lebenshilfe Austria represents the largest advocacy organisation as well as service provider for people with intellectual disabilities in Austria.
Scope of work:
- Lobbying and advocacy for people with intellectual disabilities
- Public relation and raising awareness for wishes and concerns of people with intellectual disabilities
- Researching into specific fields of people with learning disabilities (Person Centred Planning, Improving Services, Adult Education for people with intellectual disabilities, etc.)
- Knowledge management
- Providing VET-programs for practitioners in the field of support and care for people with intellectual disabilities
- Providing Adult Education-programs for people with intellectual disabilities
Areas of specific expertise:
- The VET-program for practitioners in the field of support and care for people with intellectual disabilities of Lebenshilfe Austria offers a wide range of topics and is known as the largest VET-program for practitioners working with people with intellectual disabilities all over Austria
Competence in relation to the project:
- Lebenshilfe-institutions in Austria have been improving their services for old people with intellectual disabilities since several years and therefore Lebenshilfe Austria has got relevant experiences and knowledge concerning the named field. Furthermore, Lebenshilfe got some innovative and best-practice models in services for old people with intellectual disabilities
- Lebenshilfe Austria has been offering several staff-training-courses on the topic of “Ageing and people with intellectual disabilities” since a long time and therefore has wide range of experiences in elaborating and accomplishing those courses.