Responsible for the service Western Uusimaa Wellbeing Services County
Disability Services in Espoo and Kauniainen
- Service location
You can contact the Disability Services customer service, for example, by phone or by making an appointment at the service point of your own municipality in the wellbeing services county. The customer service does not make decisions related to any services.
Clients can contact the Disability Services if their disability or illness causes problems with housing, mobility or coping at home. An appoi ...
Visiting address
Kamreerintie 2 A, 4. krs
02770 Espoo
Service hours
Monday-Friday 9.00–15.00
Other contact details
Accessibility information
- The 2 accessible parking spaces are located outdoors under 10 m from the entrance. The width of the parking spaces is at least 3.6 m.
- The pick-up and drop-off area is located in the vicinity of the entrance, giving easy access to the pavement.
- The route to the entrance is smooth and sufficiently wide and illuminated.
- The route has a ramp under 6 m long, with handrails on both sides.
- The entrance stands out clearly and is illuminated. There is a canopy above the entrance.
- The entrance has a ramp under 6 m long, with handrails on both sides.
- The doors connected to the entrance stand out clearly. Outside the door there is sufficient room for moving e.g. with a wheelchair. The door opens automatically with a motion sensor.
- The customer service point is located on floor 4.
- For moving around, there is a lift, which can hold a wheelchair; the door opens automatically. The floor numbers in the lift can be felt with fingers. The button for the exit floor stands out from the other buttons. (The minimum dimensions for an accessible lift are width 1.1 m and depth 1.4 m.)
- The customer service point has directions to the different facilities.
- The doors in the customer service point stand out clearly.
- The waiting room of the customer service point has no queue number system. The waiting room has chairs.
- The customer service point has a portable induction loop.
- The customer service point has an accessible toilet on the same floor.
Services
24-hour service housing
Service10 municipalitiesPublic service24-hour service housing is a service for clients who require round-the-clock support for their everyday life activities.Activities supporting employment for disabled people
Service10 municipalitiesPublic serviceActivities that support employment refer to activities organised for individuals to introduce them to working life.Communication instruction for people with disabilitie
Service10 municipalitiesPublic serviceThis involves teaching sign language or communication methods that support/substitute speech and providing guidance on using communication aids.Daytime activities for persons with disabilities
Service10 municipalitiesPublic serviceDaytime activities are meaningful group activities that are organised at activity centres.Early childhood education provided as special care (for people with disabilities)
Service10 municipalitiesPublic serviceEarly childhood education that is provided as a service included in the special care programme.Family care for persons with disabilities
Service10 municipalitiesPublic serviceFamily care is round-the-clock care that is provided in the home of a trained family care provider.Fixed equipment, devices and machines in homes for people with disabilities
Service10 municipalitiesPublic serviceThe compensation of the fixed equipment, devices and machines in a home to people with severe disabilitiesHoliday care for schoolchildren and students with disabilities
Service10 municipalitiesPublic serviceHoliday care for people with intellectual disabilities and severe autism.Home modifications for people with disabilities
Service10 municipalitiesPublic serviceCompensation is provided to people with disabilities for home modifications that are necessary for them to live independently.Mobility instruction for persons with disabilities
Service10 municipalitiesPublic serviceMobility instruction aims to support a person with a visual impairment in moving independently and safely.Mobility support service/transport service as per the Disability Services Act for disabled people
Service10 municipalitiesPublic serviceTransport services in accordance with the Disability Services Act cover trip compensations for people with disabilitiesMorning and afternoon care for school children and students with disabilities
Service10 municipalitiesPublic serviceMorning and afternoon care for schoolchildren and students with intellectual disabilities and severe autism.Personal assistance
Service10 municipalitiesPublic servicePersonal assistance refers to the necessary assistance provided to a person with a disabilityProfessional support person for persons with disabilities
Service10 municipalitiesPublic serviceThis person supports people with disabilities in becoming independent and enhancing their command of different skills in a goal-oriented way.Short-term care for persons with disabilities
Service10 municipalitiesPublic serviceShort-term round-the-clock care for persons with disabilities in a housing unit. Short-term care for children can also be arranged in their homeSupport person for persons with disabilities
Service10 municipalitiesPublic serviceA support person acts as the friend of the client and supports them according to their needs in social relationships and becoming independent.Supported housing for persons with disabilities
Service10 municipalitiesPublic serviceIn supported housing, the client is supported in independent living with social welfare services, such as support visits by the housing instructor.Work activities for disabled people
Service10 municipalitiesPublic serviceWork activities refer to activities organised for groups to introduce them to working life.Work coaching for people with disabilities
Service10 municipalitiesPublic serviceWork coaching refers to work activities organised in an ordinary workplace, for which incentive pay is paid.
Text edited by: Western Uusimaa Wellbeing Services County
Updated: 24/3/2024