AbilityAid
We support people with a refugee history, a disability or chronic illness
The aim of the ArrivalAid AbilityAid program is to advise people who have fled, have a disability or a chronic illness. Our target group is also supported in developing basic computer skills and language skills.
Our offer is free .
We offer consultation appointments for refugees and migrants with disabilities or chronic illnesses. We advise by telephone or in our office.
subjects
- Care services and severely disabled person's ID card
- Disability and asylum/residence
- Use of the special course offerings for people with disabilities
- Collaboration with the other ArrivalAid programs (translation, trauma assistance, labor market integration)
- Inclusion and participation
Attention: Consultations can only take place if you register in advance! We will then contact you and arrange a consultation appointment.
Telephone number: +49 89 5999 8823
(leave us on the answering machine, we will call you back)
Courses
Would you like a German course? Maybe you also want to improve your computer skills?
We support people with a refugee history with and without disabilities with the following offers :
- Computer courses (Word, Excel, Internet, Powerpoint)
- A1 German practice course
- A2 German practice course
- B1-B2 conversation group
Mine. Your. Our Voice is a self-advocacy group for people with a refugee or migrant background and a disability or chronic illness. Would you like to get active and get involved? Or know more about it? Click here to go to the website.
You can support us as a volunteer mentor or lecturer
- Complete the registration form by clicking “Apply Now” at the bottom of this page.
- After receiving your application, we will arrange a phone call with you to get to know you better.
- We will then invite you to the appropriate introductory training course.
- Open and communicative manner in dealing with people from different cultures.
- Bring the time and motivation for a commitment of around 4 hours per month for around 1 year.
- Advanced knowledge of German.
- Entry level training
- Full-time contact person
- Supervision offer
- Exchange with other volunteers
- Certificate of volunteer work
You can find more information about the other programs here:
Contact persons
Johanna Buess
Katharina Stoib
Project coordination
katharina.stoib@ arrivalaid .org
Anne Charlotte Haas
Muna Osman
Project assistance
muna.osman@ arrivalaid .org
Directions and office
address
ArrivalAid , Dachauer Straße 21A, 80335 Munich
The office is in the 2nd courtyard - rear building - ground floor and can be reached without steps.
The next tram station is called Karlstraße . The nearest subway , S-Bahn and bus station is Munich Central Station .
We work together with people with (and without) disabilities . So that you can check in advance whether you can come to our office, you will find information about directions , assistance with arrival and information about our rooms .
You can take the train (U, S, tram, bus) to Munich main station and from there walk to Dachauer Straße. Coming from the direction of the main train station, the entrance is on the left, just before the IBIS Hotel (red sign). There is also an ArrivalAid sign in the first courtyard. Then you come to the second backyard. Our office is there on the left. The bell says ArrivalAid . Our office is on the ground floor and without stairs.
If assistance is needed in getting to us, we are available +49 89 5999 88 23 or via the email address ability@ arrivalaid .org
The Catholic Men's Welfare Association Munich eV also offers a free bus and train escort service:
Here is information about parking spaces, the dimensions of our doors, thresholds and the toilet situation.
Site plan
