Stowarzyszenie „OSTOJA” na Rzecz Osób z Niepełnosprawnościami

The "OSTOJA" Association for People with Disabilities was founded in 1993 on the initiative of the group of parents of children with disabilities. Our main goal is to conduct activities aimed at creating equal rights and life chances in society for people with disabilities and their families. Focusing especially on rehabilitation, therapy, education and upbringing. Currently, we take care of nearly 500 children, youth and adults in ours region. Our main goal is to help families raise people with many disabilities areas of life: education, rehabilitation, therapy and the equalization of rights and life chances in Polish society. We employ professional staff who run five centers in Wrocław and two in Środa Śląska, where we conduct all kinds of therapeutic activities (physiotherapy, dog therapy, speech therapy, art therapy, psychotherapy, music therapy, etc.), training and meetings with parents to familiarize them with new methods of therapy. We get involved in many projects on which we work together with volunteers, such as organizing various events and excursions for children, adolescents and adults. Every year, throughout the summer, we organize camps for our clients in various parts of Poland and also abroad. In addition to professionals, we are often accompanied by local and foreign volunteers, who work as animators and assistants. Such camps are often the only possible form of recreation for the families of individuals disabled (due to the high costs of such camps). The "OSTOJA" Association takes care of: - Rehabilitation and Education Center "OSTOJA" that provides rehabilitation and educational activities for children and adolescents with severe intellectual disability as part of a day stay - "OSTOJA" kindergarten for children with disabilities; - Therapeutic and Rehabilitation Center which conducts rehabilitation and therapeutic activities that activate youth and adults with disabilities; - Rehabilitation and Education Center, which operates a special kindergarten and early support for child development; - Revalidation and Educational Center which carries out revalidation and educational activities for children and adolescents with severe intellectual disability; - Occupational Therapy Workshops; - Environmental Self-Help House in which during the day stay, supporting and activating activities are carried out in the field of social rehabilitation and therapeutic interactions;