Children with Disabilities
Children with disabilities are entitled to education according to their needs and abilities. Special support, a special needs assistant, or special education may be offered, depending on the individual child.
If your child is disabled or you suspect a disability, and you are not yet receiving support, please contact the daycare centre, school staff, or the maternity and child health clinic.
In Helsingfors the Family Center in Berghäll/Kallio services the Swedish-speakers. You can find information on disability services in Helsingfors here. If you have any questions don’t hesitate to call the advisory number.
For information about the services in Esbo, read here.
For Vanda you can start here.
For Grankulla you will find the information here.
Please contact the maternity and child health guidance in your municipality if you are unsure or wondering about your child’s development.
Organisations and Interest Groups
If you need free legal guidance or a friend to spend your free time with you can contact SAMS, an interest organisation in the Finland-Swedish disability issues. FDUV, the interest organisation for Swedish-speaking people with intellectual disabilities in Finland, also offers peer support.
Kårkulla is a joint municipal authority that provides support and services for people with an intellectual disability, or other disabilities, and their families. They offer the following services for families with children, young people, adults and seniors:
• Temporary and ongoing housing service
• Expert team
• Activities that promote participation and employment
• The expert and development center’s special services
Read more about people with disabilities at InfoFinland.
Various interest groups:
De Utvecklingsstördas Väl i Mellersta Nyland r.f. –Association With and For People With Intellectual Disabilities.
Döva och Hörselskadade Barns Stödförening rf – Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children’s Support Association rf
Invalidförbundet – The Finnish Association of People with Physical Disabilities
Espoon Sydänyhdistys – Hjärtföreningen i Esbo ry – The Heart Association of Espoo ry
Svenska Hörselförbundet –the Finnish Federation of Swedish-speaking Hard of Hearing People
Helsingforsregionens hörselförening rf – Helsinki Region Hard of Hearing Association
Helsingfors Svenska Reumaförening rf – Helsinki Swedish Rheumatism Association
Lyhytkasvuiset – Kortväxta rf – Short Stature Association
Svenska synskadade i mellersta Nyland rf – Swedish Visually Impaired in Central Nyland
Uudenmaan Lihastautiyhdistys ry – Nylands Muskelhandikappförening rf – Nyland’s Muscular Disability Association