APANAS

Founded in 1992, APANAS is a non-profit association based in Aspe, Spain working on disability, children & youth, education +1 more.

APANAS is a non-profit association based in Aspe, Alicante, Spain, founded in 1992 by parents and friends of deaf children and adolescents. It promotes quality of life and inclusion for people with hearing disabilities and intellectual disabilities and their families. The association represents and defends the rights and interests of deaf people and their families before society, administrations and institutions at local and provincial level, in coordination with the national confederation and the regional federation. Its services include early childhood intervention (speech therapy, occupational therapy, physiotherapy and psychology), educational support and parent schools, sign language interpretation, and school inclusion support. It is funded partly by public subsidies from the Diputación de Alicante and the Generalitat Valenciana, and by member contributions. Its website also states that the association follows ISO standards in its quality and social responsibility practices.