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DERDIC - Division for Education and Rehabilitation for Communication Disorders

last updated May 9, 2012

Overview

Implementing organization: 
Pontificia Universidade Catolica de São Paulo
Implementation Partner(s): 
Santa Casa de Misericórdia de São Paulo, a Escola Paulista de Medicina (atual UNIFESP – Universidade Federal de São Paulo)
Legal Status: 
Private (not-for-profit)
Year Launched: 
1972
Stage: 
Existing/expansion stage
Income Level of Target Population: 
Bottom 20%, 20-60% (lower to lower-middle)

Funding

Primary Source of Funding: 
Government
Additional Source(s) of Funding: 
Donor
Funders: 
Individual donors
Summary: 

DERDIC was founded in 1972 by family members of hearing impaired teenagers. The organization was incorporated into the Pontificia Universidade Católica de São Paulo and is ran by their Speech and Hearing school. The organization provides free clinical services for low income Brazilians. They also teach sign-language, and offer professionalization courses.

Program goals/rationale: 

The goal of the program is to improve the quality of life of people with vision, hearing and speech impairments.

Key program components: 

Patients are seen by Hearing and Speech therapists, and receive free neurological, hearing, psychiatric, and endoscopic exams. The patients can also sign in for professional training workshops.

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