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Laramara

Laramara is a Brazilian non-profit civil society organization dedicated to supporting people with visual impairment.

Last updated September 16, 2026

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Overview

Laramara — Associação Brasileira de Assistência à Pessoa com Deficiência Visual — is a non-profit civil society organization with no political or religious ties. Its mission is to promote human development and effective social inclusion of people with visual impairment through specialized care and rights advocacy, aiming at autonomy and social inclusion. Its vision is to be a reference and excellence center in care for people with visual impairment. The institution operates a Centro de Atenção à Pessoa com Deficiência Visual divided into two sectors: CTO, a specialized care program for children and adolescents from zero to 20 years and 11 months, and PROCEJA, a specialized care program for youth and adults from 15 years old. In more than 30 years of activity it reports having served over 12,200 families from Brazil and abroad, with just over 600 children, youth and adults currently enrolled in its programs and 295 employees, 13 of them with visual impairment. It also runs the Laratec virtual store, described as a reference in assistive technology for more than 22 years.

History

Laramara, formally the Associação Brasileira de Assistência à Pessoa com Deficiência Visual, is a non-profit civil society organization with no political or religious ties. It was created with the aim of promoting humanized and broader-reaching care for people with visual impairment. In more than 30 years of activity, it reports having served over 12,200 families from Brazil and abroad. Its Centro de Atenção à Pessoa com Deficiência Visual is divided into two sectors: CTO, serving children and adolescents from zero to 20 years and 11 months, and PROCEJA, serving youth and adults from 15 years old. The organization also runs Laratec, described as a reference in assistive technology for more than 22 years, offering a broad catalog of products and solutions. Laramara has publicly opposed Projeto de Lei nº 1.584/2025, arguing it threatens the principle of non-regression and various rights of people with disabilities.

Products and positioning

A non-profit reference and excellence center for care of people with visual impairment, promoting autonomy and social inclusion.

Product categories. Assistive technology products · Long canes (bengalas longas) · Braille machines

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