Information on the reception of deaf refugees from Ukraine
Austria
The Austrian Association of the Deaf provides relevant information for deaf Ukrainian refugees that come to Austria.
On this website you find the most important contact informations of people that help you settle in Austria.
Website: https://www.oeglb.at/projekte/hilfe-fuer-ukrainerinnen/
Denmark
Center Sandholm (hovedkontor)
Sandholmgårdsvej 40
3460 Birkerød
Tlf.: 35 27 99 00
E-mail:centersandvad@redcross.dk
Center Jelling
Bredager 25
7300 Jelling
Tlf.: 35 27 97 90/35299660
E-mail:centerjelling@redcross.dk
Deaf Association: Danske Doves Landsforbund
Email: ddl@ddl.dk
SMS: +45 20 90 06 60 or +45 20 90 06 63
Finland
Finnish Association of the Deaf
Ilkantie 4
00400 Helsinki
Contact 1
Phone: +358 44 752 5261 (SMS text, WhatsApp text or video call)
Email: aliisa.lehtonen@kuurojenliitto.fi
Contact 2
Phone: +358 50 595 1842 (SMS text, WhatsApp text or video call)
Email: helena.torboli@kuurojenliitto.fi
Germany
In Berlin: Up to 31 of May Ukrainian Citizens can stay without a visa. Important: a biometric passport is required.
Every other place: contact the local immigration office within 90 days.
People who have a different passport and are just staying/ working in Ukraine are also welcome, but have to apply for visa immediately.
Website: https://www.deafrefugees.de
Email: info@gehoerlosen-bund.de
Hungary
SINOSZ - Hungarian Association of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Email: karpatalja@sinosz.hu
Phone: +36 70 930 7547 (SMS, Telegram and WhatsApp)
Ireland
Irish Deaf Society
Email: advocacy@irishdeafsociety.ie
Text: +353 (086) 4401443
Skype: deaforward04
Address: Deaf Village Ireland, Thomas Mahon Building, Ratoath Road, Cabra, Dublin 7. D07 W94H
Official government information: https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/abf3e-social-welfare-supports-for-ukrainian-citizens-arriving-in-ireland-under-the-temporary-protection-directive/
Latvia
Riga Support Center for the People of Ukraine:
https://www.riga.lv/lv/rizkiy-centr-pidtrimki-narodu-ukraini
Government official website:
https://www.ukraine-latvia.com/
Information in Ukrainian sign language and International Sign:
https://www.lns.lv/lat/pakalpojumi/ukrainas_civiliedzivotajiem/
Lithuania
Lithuanian Deaf Association
Contact person: Mykolas Balaisis (Vice-president)
Email: mykbal@gmail.com
Phone: +37062558679
Video chat can be made in Facebook by the name of Mykolas Balaišis
Official government information: https://migracija.lrv.lt/lt/naudinga-informacija/ukraina-ukrayina-ukraina-ukraine/information-for-ukrainian-citizens-1
Slovak republic
Deaf association: ANEPS - Kálov 357/17, Žilina, 010 01 or Camp Žilina - A. Rudnaya 21, Žilina
Contact person: Monika Krileková +421 911 584 120 (video call or text - whatsapp)
Website: https://aneps.sk/aneps-pomaha-ukrajine-nepocujucim/
Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/714075366634373
Official government information: https://ktopomozeukrajine.sk/
Spain
Information on reception in Spain for people displaced by the war in Ukrainian sign language and written text:
Ukranian Sign Language: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2wyNft4W_0
Ukranian Language: https://www.inclusion.gob.es/es/ucrania/index.htm
The Spanish Government has opened 4 Reception, Attention and Referral Centres (CREADE) in:
- Pozuelo de Alarcón (Madrid)
ACCEM: phone 637274256 - Alicante (Valencia Community)
Red Cross: phone 900221122 - Barcelona (Catalonia)
Red Cross: phone.900221122 - Málaga (Andalusia)
CEAR : phone: 628610756
CNSE, National Confederation of the Deaf (Spain)
E-mail:direccion@cnse.es / coord.interpretes@cnse.es
SMS and phone : + 34 647 65 76 02 / + 34 662 31 71 75
Telegram CNSE: https://t.me/
Facebook CNSE: https://es-es.facebook.com/CNSEinfo/
Instagram CNSE: https://www.instagram.com/cnse.info/?hl=es
Twitter CNSE: @CNSEinfo
Government of Spain. Information for displaced persons from Ukraine:
24-hour helpline: +34 910474444 accessible to deaf people by video interpration through https://www.svisual.org/.
(We are enabling the Ukrainian SVIsual button for the APP)
Norway
Contact person: adriana@doveforbundet.no
Norwegian Association of the Deaf, Grensen 9, 0159 Oslo, Norway (opening hours 9 am to 4 pm, Monday to Friday).
Poland
Polish Assiociation of the Deaf
Skype: DeafUkraine
Email: deafukraine@pzg.org.pl and glusiukraina@pzg.org.pl
Phone: Svitlana 697 819 679, Yevheniya 570 077 378, Oksana 725317 923
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