When you are losing your sight or have already lost your sight, you need to know that help is readily at hand. We are committed to helping blind and visually impaired people to live as independently as possible. We want to create an inclusive society in which blind and visually impaired people have a high quality of life. And we have been working on our mission every day since 1958 in our capacity as a charitable self-help organisation. We are on hand to support and advise visually impaired people and their families at our seven advice centres – at no cost and with no membership required. Our motto is “Looking ahead together”. Swiss Blind Union - self-help organization of blind and visually impaired people

Sehr freundliche und kompetente Beratung. Man nimmt sich viel Zeit. Engagement und Freude an ihrem Beruf spürt man sehr und man fühlt sich einfach total wohl.

We offer sheltered workplaces in various workshops and companies in the canton of Aargau and surrounding cantons. The workplaces are organized with different programs of various allocators, for example with the IV or the RAV. The professional and social skills of the participants are promoted personally and professionally. In this way, we accompany our participants back into the job market and arrange external jobs for them, in cooperation with partners from public administration and the private sector. TRINAMO AG also offers an exciting platform of educational and consulting services.

In the regional office in Aargau, more than 150 employees are involved in various projects and courses. The courses offered are primarily aimed at adult migrants. They are based on the latest methodological and didactic findings and adapted to the specific needs and realities of the participants. Our courses offer people with a migrant background access to continuing education and therefore to life in Switzerland. Our team is committed to helping our course participants with enthusiasm. ECAP Aargau offers a wide range of German language courses at various levels as well as integration and vocational training projects for foreign-language adults. An up-to-date overview of our training offer can be found in our course programme . Our main activities are: • Intensive German courses • German courses in the evening and on Saturday in Aarau, Baden and Rheinfelden • Integration courses Basic Skills 1 • Integration courses • Reading and writing: Literacy courses in German • German for companies • Branch-oriented German courses • Labour market measures on behalf of the AWA • Computer courses We are also an accredited examination center for telc certifications and fide test. Here you can find more information.