Ass patronage Institut régional sourds aveugles de Marseille

Founded more than 150 years ago in Marseille, IRSAM is a big organization which supports children and adult who mainly have a sensory disability, in specialized institutions. It curently manages 25 institutes and services in Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur, Auvergne Rhônes Alpes and Reunion. 1350 disabilities persons mainly deaf or blind people. IRSAM wants to provide the most appropriate answers to people’s expectations. So it has the will to develop or strengthen its actions along the following lines : • Personal service to people for children and adults to promote social integration and maintain in an ordinary environment • The protection in the work sector to improve professional integration • Specialized training to improve and adapt the quality of accompaniment • The early childhood sector to meet the needs of children with disabilities under the age of 3 • Collaboration with the health sector to detect and guide children at a young age • Accompanying old people loss of autonomy IRSAM is recognized as an expert in sensory inpairement and welcome people : Children and teenagers presenting • Auditory or visual sensory impairment with or without associated disabilities • School learning disorders • Autism spectrum disorders • Behavioral disorders • Rare handicaps Adults and older adults presenting • auditory or visual sensory impairment with associated impairments • intellectual deficiency with or without associated disorders or handicaps • pervasive developmental disorders including autism (TED) • sensory impairment, occupational insertion or job conservation • rare handicaps