Asociación Española de Familias de Personas con Sordoceguera (APASCIDE)

A Spanish nonprofit supporting people with deafblindness and their families, recognized as an association of public utility and operating specialized social, educational and residential services.

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Established

1991

Location

Madrid, Spain

Country

Spain

Legal name

Asociación Española de Familias de Personas con Sordoceguera

Acronym

APASCIDE

Legal status

Association declared to be of public utility by Spain's Ministry of the Interior

National registry

Registry number 104483

Specialized facility

Centro Santa Ángela de la Cruz in Salteras, Seville

Main focus

Social, educational and residential support for people with deafblindness

Overview

The Asociación Española de Familias de Personas con Sordoceguera, known as APASCIDE, is a Spanish nonprofit focused on support for people with deafblindness and their families. Spanish government records recognize the association as an entity of public utility, while independent reporting describes its social, educational and residential work (Boletín Oficial del Estado El País).

History and legal recognition

APASCIDE was established in 1991 following a national meeting of families of people with deafblindness in Madrid. Reporting by El País describes the association’s development from a family-led organization into a national advocate for specialized communication, mediation and social support (El País). On 4 April 2006, the Spanish Ministry of the Interior declared the association to be of public utility through an order published in the Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE).

Centro Santa Ángela de la Cruz

A major documented part of APASCIDE’s work is the Centro Santa Ángela de la Cruz in Salteras, Seville. El Mundo reported on the center as a specialized facility for deafblind adults, providing residential and day services in an environment designed around communication and support needs (El Mundo). The association’s work and public-utility status have also been covered in connection with social programmes and funding (ABC Sevilla).

Mission and accountability

The association advocates for recognition of deafblindness as a distinct support need and provides services intended to help people and families navigate communication, education and care. Fundación Lealtad’s independent accreditation records APASCIDE within its framework for NGO transparency and good practices (Fundación Lealtad).

What this profile does not claim

The exact current beneficiary count, service capacity and financial position are not treated as fixed facts here unless they are tied to a dated source. This profile also does not claim that APASCIDE is the only provider of specialized deafblind services in Spain.

Timeline

What we could not verify

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Sources

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The profile is based on Spanish government records, independent NGO-accreditation reporting and coverage by major Spanish newspapers. Beneficiary figures are stated only where the cited source gives them.