Office of the Burgenland Provincial Government
Division 6 - Social Affairs and Health
Phone: +43 5 7600 2326
E-Mail: post.a6-soziales@bgld.gv.at
Advice centers for people with disabilities
There are various advice centers for people with disabilities. Below you will find information, contact details and Linksto get advice on various topics.
Ministry of Social Affairs
The Social Ministry Service, with its nine regional offices in the provincial capitals, is the federal government's central point of contact for people with disabilities. It is also available as a point of contact for their relatives and for companies that already employ people with disabilities or would like to employ them in the future. The central task of the Social Ministry Service is to promote the professional participation of people with disabilities. The focus here is on obtaining employment opportunities for these people. This task is accomplished in collaboration with cooperation partners in the federal states, such as the Public Employment Service, the federal states and private organizations.
The contact details of the regional offices of the Social Ministry Service can be found on the following page:
Federal states
The affairs of people with disabilities affect different areas of life in Austria. Therefore, in addition to the special responsibilities of the federal government and the social insurance institutions, the federal states should also be mentioned here. Their aim is to help people with disabilities to live as independently as possible in the community. The "disability assistance" measures are implemented by the provincial governments and district authorities or municipal authorities, where the benefits must also be applied for. The individual provincial laws differ considerably in some cases. Further information can be obtained from the contact persons in the social departments of the federal states:
Contact details of the social departments of the federal states:
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Office of the Carinthian Provincial Government
Division 4 - Social Security
Mießtaler Straße 1, 9020 Klagenfurt am Wörthersee
Phone: +43 5 0536 14504
E-Mail: abt4.post@ktn.gv.at
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Office of the Provincial Government of Lower Austria
Department of Social Affairs and Generation Promotion
Landhausplatz 1, 3109 St. Pölten
Phone: +43 2742 9005 16341
E-Mail: post.gs5@noel.gv.at
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Office of the Upper Austrian Provincial Government
Social Affairs and Health Directorate
Social Affairs Department
Bahnhofplatz 1, 4021 Linz
Phone: +43 732 77 20 152 21
E-Mail: so.post@ooe.gv.at
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Office of the Salzburg Provincial Government
Social Affairs Department
Fischer-von Erlach-Str. 47 , 5010 Salzburg
Phone: +43 662 80 42 35 54
E-Mail: soziales@salzburg.gv.at
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Office of the Styrian Provincial Government
Department 11 Social Affairs, Labor and Integration FA Social Affairs and Labor
Hofgasse 12, 8010 Graz - Inner City
Phone: +43 316 877 59 04
E-Mail: abteilung11@stmk.gv.at
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Office of the Tyrolean Provincial Government
Department of Inclusion and Child and Youth Services
Eduard-Wallnöfer-Platz 3, Room A 382, 6020 Innsbruck
Phone: +43 512 508 2642
E-Mail: ikjh@tirol.gv.at
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Office of the Vorarlberg Provincial Government
Social Affairs and Integration Department
Landhaus, Römerstraße 15, 6901 Bregenz
Phone: +43 5574 511 24105
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Office of the Vienna Provincial Government
MA 40 - Social Affairs, Social and Health Law
Thomas-Klestil-Platz 8, 1030 Vienna
Phone: +43 1 4000 8040
E-Mail: post@ma40.wien.gv.at
Further advice centers for people with disabilities
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Interest groups advocate for your interests, rights and needs. The Austrian Disability Council is one such interest group that specifically campaigns for the interests, rights and needs of people with disabilities.
Austrian Disability Council (Österreichischer Behindertenrat)
Favoritenstraße 111/11, 1100 Vienna
Phone: 01 513 15 33-0
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Austria has a social security system to protect against the various risks to which everyone is exposed in their lives. This has been developed step by step over decades and naturally also applies to people with disabilities.
Social insurance carrier
Umbrella organization of the social insurance institutions
Kundmanngasse 21, 1030 Vienna
Phone: 01 711 32-0Contact details of the social insurance institutions are available on the following page:
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People with disabilities can also take advantage of the entire range of services offered by the Public Employment Service Austria (AMS). The prerequisite for this is that they are available for placement in the labor market.
The services include- Needs-based training and career information
- Comprehensive advice and support in the search for a suitable job
- Individually tailored qualification or employment promotion and support measures
- under certain conditions, benefits to secure your livelihood (unemployment benefit or unemployment assistance)
TheContact details of the Public Employment Service of the individual federal states can be found under the following Link:
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The Austrian Ombudsman Board monitors public administration and ensures that human rights are observed. In this context, it audits authorities, offices and agencies of the federal government, the provinces and municipalities. The Ombudsman Board deals with complaints from citizens. It examines whether the administration acts within the framework of the law and complies with human rights standards.
Contact Ombudsman Board
Singerstrasse 17, P.O. Box 20, 1015 Vienna
Free service number: 0800 223 223
Phone: + 43 1 515 05-0
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The disability advocate advises and supports people with disabilities if they feel discriminated against because of their disability.
Contact Ombud for the Disabled
Babenbergerstraße 5/4, 1010 Vienna
Free telephone number: 0800 80 80 16
e-mail: office@behindertenanwaltschaft.gv.at
Last update: July 2, 2025
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