Guatemala*
General Country Information
Capital: Guatemala
Population: 13,550,440 (July 2010)
Form of Government: Presidential Republic
Telephone and Internet Communications in real numbers
Telephone - main lines: 1.449 million (2008)
Telephone - mobile: 14.949 million (2008)
Internet hosts: 132,049 (2009)
Internet users: 1.96 million (2008)
Country Ranking
DOI* 2005/2006: 0.37
World Rank 2005/2006: 108
*The Digital Opportunity Index (DOI) evaluates the opportunity, infrastructure and utilization of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) worldwide and was created by the Korea Agency for Digital Opportunity and Promotion (KADO) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). The DOI is based on a scale of 0-1, where 1 is ideal, and the World Rank is taken into consideration out of 181 countries, based on the DOI.
National Disability Action Plan
Plan of Action on Disability (2008)
Disability Policy Website
Disability Organizations and Contact Information:
Asociación de Sordos de Guatemala (ASORGUA)
2a Calle A 10-44, Zona 10
Apartado Postal No 783
Coban, 01000
Guatemala
Email: asorgua@hotmail.com
Tel: +502-236-24-745
Fax: +502-236-24-745
Asociación Guatemalteca de Espina Bífida (AGEB)
7av. A 4-31 zona 9
Guatemala City
Guatemala
http://ebguatemala.blogia.com
Email: sandovalvic@gmail.com
Tel/Fax: +502-477-3375
Asociación Guatemalteca de Rehabilitación de Lisiados (AGREL)
6A Avenida Avenue
No 36-01 Zona 11
Guatemala City
Guatemala
Tel: +502-2-4476-2365 / +502-2-4476-7295
Fax: +502-2-44-2067
Association of People with Physical Disabilities from Quetzaltenango
Guatemala
Email: mejia_granja@yahoo.com
Tel: +502-2443-2269
Aguacatan Association of People with Disabilities
Guatemala
Email: asopedi_aguacatan@yahoo.com
Tel: +502-77660-176
Centro Fundabiem Coban AV
Km. 18.5 Carretera Panamericana
Mixco
Guatemala
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvWGTPKxxtQ
Tel: +502-2382-4343
Colectivo Vida Independiente de Guatemala (COVIGUA)
8a calle 7-52 zona 1
01001, Guatemala City
Guatemala
Email: silviaquan@intelnett.com
Tel: +502-232-4207 / +502-515-6447
Fax: +502-232-4207
Committee in Favor of Blind and Deaf People from Guatemala
Guatemala
Email: der_pineda@hotmail.com
Tel: +502-2382-812
Fax: +502-2382-1812
Coordinadora de Organizaciones de Personas con Discapacidad de Guatemala (COPDIGUA) - DPI National Assembly
1 avenida "B" 2-55 zona 1
Ciudad de Guatemala
Guatemala
Email: copdigua@gmail.com / reynachavarria@gmail.com
Tel: +502-2253-8356 / +502-2384-0489
Foundation de Guatemala for Children with Deaf-Blindness (Fundación Guatemalteca para Niños con Sordoceguera Alex)
Tronco 5 Rama 1 Lote 75 El Encinal Zona 7
Mixco
Guatemala
Email: fundal@infovia-.com.gt
Tel: +502-2434-7823
Fax: 502-24347823
Fraternity of People with Disabilities
Guatemala
Email: Judi2011@yahoo.es
Tel: +502-2433-2962
Fax: +502-614-413-8537