Center for Kommunikation og Velfærdsteknologi

What Center for Kommunikation og Velfærdsteknologi does

Center for Kommunikation og Velfærdsteknologi, now operating as Kommunikationscenter Region Syddanmark (KRS), is a regional specialist center under Region Syddanmark in Odense, Denmark, providing highly specialized rehabilitation and habilitation services for citizens with hearing, speech, vision, communication, mobility, and post-concussion disabilities. The center operates multiple departments — Hørerådgivningen (hearing counseling), Taleafdelingen (speech), Synsrådgivningen (vision), Mobilitet/IKT (assistive technology and GPS for the blind), Legetek (play-based pediatric therapy), Senfølger efter hjernerystelse (post-concussion), and Fredericiaskolen / STU Merkur / Elevhjemmet Neptun (special school, youth education, and residential facility) — supported by a professional course and seminar program covering methods such as PROMPT, Boardmaker, TD Snap, SCA, and Tegn Til Tale. Core technology stack includes assistive communication devices (AAC), Braille technology, hearing aids, cochlear implant support, GPS mobility systems for the visually impaired, and emerging AI applications such as the cross-regional AI(FASI) aphasia avatar and AI-generated customized braille texts.

The center functions as a designated VISO provider (National Specialist Service under the Danish Social Services Agency / Socialstyrelsen), making it the obligatory referral point for municipalities within Region Syddanmark for highly specialized social services they cannot deliver locally. It maintains formal collaborations with Ankestyrelsen, Odense Universitets Hospital (OUH), University of Southern Denmark (SDU) for clinical placements, and patient organizations including Høreforeningen and Dansk Blindesamfund. Service delivery is provided free of charge to citizens, with funding flowing directly from the regional council as part of Denmark's public healthcare and social services infrastructure; there is no commercial pricing model and no external equity ownership.

Name

Center for Kommunikation og Velfærdsteknologi

Legal name

Kommunikationscenter Region Syddanmark

Website

https://centerkommunikationogvelfaerdsteknologi.regionsyddanmark.dk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Kommunikationscenter Region Syddanmark (KRS), formerly CKV, is a Region Syddanmark–owned specialist center in Odense, Denmark, delivering free rehabilitation services in hearing, speech, vision, communication, mobility, and post-concussion care to citizens across the region, while also operating a special school, youth education, and residential facility.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Healthcare & Disability Rehabilitation Services

NAICS

Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists (62134), Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists (621340), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Home Health Care Services (62161)

SIC

Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093), Services-Home Health Care Services (8082), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050)

akta.pro primary industry

Outpatient Rehabilitation & Physical/Occupational/Speech Therapy Centers (HLAFABAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Audiology & Hearing Diagnostic Centers (HLAFAKAH), Neurologic Rehabilitation Centers (Stroke/TBI/SCI/MS/Parkinson’s) (HLADAJAH), Multidisciplinary Outpatient Rehab Centers (PT/OT/SLP) (HLADAJAG), Neurodiagnostic Centers (EEG/EMG/NCS) (HLAFAKAK), Neurological Rehabilitation Therapy In-Home (e.g., Stroke, Parkinson’s) (HSABADAE)

Keywords

• Hearing rehabilitation services
• Speech therapy services
• Vision rehabilitation services
• Assistive communication technology
• Public healthcare services

Headquarters

HQ city

Odense

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Regional healthcare funding: Funded by Region Syddanmark as a public regional specialist center providing healthcare and rehabilitation services to citizens with communication, hearing, speech, and visual impairments. Services are provided free of charge to citizens.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Center for Kommunikation og Velfærdsteknologi (now Kommunikationscenter Region Syddanmark / KRS) is a publicly funded regional specialist center delivering assessment, rehabilitation, therapy, counseling, and assistive-technology services to citizens with hearing, speech, language, vision, mobility, and post-concussion disabilities. Its core departments — Hørerådgivningen, Taleafdelingen, Synsrådgivningen, Mobilitet/IKT, Legetek, and the Hjernerystelses team — provide diagnostics, individualized therapy, AAC device fitting, workplace accommodations, and early-intervention programs free of charge to citizens of Region Syddanmark.

Product overview

Kommunikationscenter Region Syddanmark (formerly Center for Kommunikation og Velfærdsteknologi, CKV, now abbreviated as KRS) is a regional communication center providing specialized services for people with communication, hearing, speech, vision, and mobility disabilities. The organization operates as a multi-department platform offering: hearing counseling (Hørerådgivningen), speech department (Taleafdelingen), vision counseling (Synsrådgivningen), mobility/ICT services, a specialized school (Fredericiaskolen), youth education (STU Merkur), residential care (Elevhjemmet Neptun), play therapy services (Legetek), post-concussion services, and professional courses/seminars. The center also serves as a VISO provider for municipalities and professionals across the Region of Southern Denmark.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Legetek: A department offering therapeutic toys and play resources for children with special needs.
• Fredericiaskolen
• STU Merkur
• Elevhjemmet Neptun

Products and services

• Hørerådgivningen (Hearing Counseling) Specialized hearing counseling services for individuals with hearing problems, including hearing tests, hearing aid fitting/support, audiologic rehabilitation, tinnitus management, cochlear implant support, and workplace accommodations. Services are provided free of charge to citizens across Region Syddanmark.
• Taleafdelingen (Speech Department) Speech-language therapy for children, youth, and adults covering stuttering, voice disorders (dysphonia), verbal apraxia, dysarthria, aphasia after stroke, and speech rehabilitation after brain injury. Also offers voice modification services for transgender individuals (Stemmemodificering) and the AfasiSang (Aphasia Song) group programme.
• Synsrådgivningen (Vision Counseling) Vision counseling and rehabilitation services for individuals who are blind or have low vision, including orientation and mobility training, Braille instruction, assistive technology provisioning, and testing of new GPS systems for visually impaired navigation.
• Mobilitet/IKT (Mobility/ICT) Assistive-technology services for individuals with communication, structuring, or mobility challenges. Provides AAC devices, communication boards, symbol-based communication, eye-tracking technology, text-to-speech solutions, GPS systems for the blind, and related ICT support.
• Legetek (Play Tech) Play-based intervention services for professionals working with children with special needs, with a focus on nervous system regulation, learning readiness, and developmental support. Offers courses including children's yoga and nervous-system regulation workshops, and supplies therapeutic toys and play resources.
• Senfølger efter hjernerystelse (Post-Concussion Sequelae Team) Specialized rehabilitation for individuals experiencing persistent symptoms after concussion or brain injury. Services include cognitive rehabilitation, graduated return-to-work programs, employer guidance, workplace accommodations, and health-professional early interventions for citizens in resource courses.
• Fredericiaskolen, STU Merkur og Elevhjemmet Neptun (Special School, Youth Education, Residential Facility) Special-education school (Fredericiaskolen), special youth education programme (STU Merkur), and residential facility (Elevhjemmet Neptun) for students with special needs. Operated as sub-brands under the center's Fredericia site.
• Til kommuner og fagpersoner (Municipal and Professional Referral Service) Dedicated referral intake, expert consultation, and case-management service for municipalities and healthcare/education professionals on communication-disability cases. Functions as the formal point of contact under the VISO framework with Socialstyrelsen and Ankestyrelsen.
• Kurser og seminarer (Courses and Seminars) Professional training catalogue for municipal staff, educators, and healthcare professionals. Includes PROMPT method (28 Danish speech therapists trained), Boardmaker 7, TD Snap, Tegn Til Tale (Sign to Talk), ASRS diagnostic tool, SCA method, Børneyoga, and nervous-system regulation workshops. Delivered both at the center and on-site at municipal institutions.

Quantifiable outcome

• 28 Danish speech therapists trained in PROMPT method at CKV
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered secondary, core and innovation.

• Dansk Blindesamfund (DBS) FynsecondaryStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 June 2025Dialog meeting between Danish Blind Society Fyn and CKV/KRS held June 16, 2025 to strengthen cooperation for visually impaired citizens
• VISO (National Viaidordning for Specialpædagogisk Opsøgende Virksomhed)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCKV/KRS is a VISO provider - the national service that municipalities must use when citizens need highly specialized social services they cannot provide themselves. This is a formal designation from the Danish Social Services Agency.
• Ankestyrelsen (Danish Appeals Board)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Ankestyrelsen on complex cases involving social benefits and disability assessments
• Syddansk Universitet (SDU)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity of Southern Denmark - CKV/KRS provides practical training for audiologist and speech therapist students. SDU students gain hands-on experience at the center. Joint research and development opportunities.
• OUH (Odense Universitets Hospital)secondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerCross-disciplinary collaboration between CKV/KRS and OUH on dysphonia (voice disorders), including joint professional development and treatment approaches
• Høreforeningen (Danish Hearing Association)secondaryGTM or Marketing PartnerJoint participation in Tour-de-Tinnitus - Høreforeningen's new nationwide tinnitus initiative with CKV/KRS participation
• Region SyddanmarkcoreOthersCKV/KRS is an institutional unit under Region Syddanmark (Southern Denmark Region), receiving core funding and governance from the regional council
• AI(FASI) - Cross-regional collaborationinnovationStrategic or Co-development PartnerCross-regional collaboration on developing an aphasia-friendly AI avatar called AI(FASI) to support communication for people with aphasia

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Demant: Headquartered in Denmark, one of the world's largest hearing healthcare groups (Oticon, Bernafon, Sonic, Oticon Medical). An incumbent across CKV's hearing rehabilitation domain whose products and CI services intersect with Hørerådgivningen.
• Cochlear Limited: Global cochlear implant leader with adjacent rehabilitation services — comparable provider category to CKV's cochlear implant support and post-implant audiologic rehabilitation, though operating as a broad commercial incumbent.

Regional players

• Statped: Norway's national specialist education service for people with sensory, language, and learning disabilities. Comparable in mandate and VISO-equivalent designation, providing a Nordic benchmark for CKV/KRS' delivery model.
• Specialpedagogiska skolmyndigheten (SPSM): Swedish national authority for special needs education and assistive technology — operates in a different country but provides equivalent specialist services (AAC, vision, hearing, learning disability support) to Nordic peers like CKV/KRS.

Emerging players

• Tobii Dynavox: Global leader in AAC hardware and software — overlaps with CKV's AAC and assistive communication work (TD Snap, eye-tracking, symbol-based communication). A potential supplier and partial competitor for communication aids and software pilots.

Others

• Dansk Blindesamfund: Danish national association for blind and partially sighted citizens. A formal partner of CKV (June 2025 dialogue agreement) and a referral channel — an adjacent ecosystem player rather than direct competitor.

Direct peers

• Center for Døvblindhed og Høretab (CDH): National Danish specialist resource center for combined deafblindness and hearing loss, directly comparable to CKV's Hørerådgivningen and a fellow VISO provider in the same social area.
• Center for Kommunikation, Region Hovedstaden: Capital Region of Denmark's specialist communication center, paralleling CKV/KRS as a regional provider of hearing, speech, vision, and AAC rehabilitation services for Hovedstaden residents. Structurally and operationally analogous.
• Synscenter Refsnæs: Denmark's national specialist vision center for children and adults, providing services that overlap directly with CKV's Synsrådgivningen department and compete for specialized referrals.
• Kommunikationscenter, Region Midtjylland: Central Denmark Region's communication center offering comparable audiology, speech therapy, and vision rehabilitation services. Closest operational peer in terms of mandate and service mix.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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