What Plena inclusión does

Plena inclusión España is a private nonprofit confederation founded in 1964 in Valencia (originally as FEAPS, rebranded in 2016) that represents, advocates for, and delivers services to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities across Spain. The confederation coordinates 17 regional federations, 3 state-level entities (AEDIS, Liber, Special Olympics España), 2 entities in Ceuta and Melilla, and approximately 950 member organizations operating 4,000 centers and services with 46,000 professionals, supporting an estimated 150,000 people with disabilities and 235,000 family members. Its work spans the full life course — early intervention, education, employment, housing, aging, family support, rights advocacy, and digital inclusion — and it is the leading developer and promoter of Lectura Fácil (easy reading) standards in Spain.

The organization's product portfolio sits on a fragmented technology stack anchored by accessibility-first content infrastructure: the Biblioteca de la Lectura Fácil (a free downloadable easy-reading library), Planeta Fácil (accessible news portal with TV, radio on RNE Radio 5, and Spotify), the Empleo Público Accesible mobile app (civil service examination notifications for candidates with intellectual disabilities), a free pictogram library, the Mi Voto Cuenta civic-participation tool, and CEACOG (Centro Español de Accesibilidad Cognitiva) for cognitive accessibility standards. A 14-initiative Digital Transformation for Inclusion platform extends into digital skills training, member-organization digitalization, and the IT Alliance for Inclusion. The technologized surface is supporting rather than central: the core business model is advocacy, service coordination, and representation rather than software commercialization.

Plena inclusión's revenue model is a nonprofit mix: public subsidies from the Ministry of Social Rights and Agenda 2030, IMSERSO co-funding, and IRPF (personal income tax checkbox) allocations account for the largest share; completed by membership dues from 950 member organizations, individual and corporate donations (accredited by Fundación Lealtad), and services to member organizations (training, ethics guidance, quality certification). All services to beneficiaries — early intervention, family guidance, employment assistance, housing, easy-reading publications, and accessibility apps — are free of charge. Distribution runs through the federated member network, digital self-serve channels (websites, app stores, WhatsApp), and direct policy advocacy to public administrations, including support for the 2% reserved civil service quota (301 announced positions for people with intellectual disabilities). The organization is recognized by the UN, Spanish government, Inclusion Europe, Inclusion International, and EASPD, and holds ISO 9001:2015, Bequal Premium, Fundación Lealtad, and ICONG certifications.

Name

Plena inclusión

Legal name

Confederación Plena inclusión España

Website

https://plenainclusion.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1964

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Plena inclusión España is a nonprofit confederation founded in 1964 that advocates for the rights and inclusion of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities across Spain, coordinating 17 regional federations, 950 member organizations, and 46,000 professionals serving 150,000-plus beneficiaries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Disability Advocacy and Support Services

NAICS

Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Civic and Social Organizations (81341), Child and Youth Services (624110), Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities (62321), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Human Rights, Social Inclusion & Disability Inclusion (BPAGABAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Disability Rights & Accessibility Advocacy (BPAGAFAF), Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGACAG), Special Education, Disability Support & Inclusive Education Nonprofits (BPAGADAH)

Keywords

• Disability advocacy services
• Intellectual disability support
• Accessible information publishing
• Nonprofit confederation services
• Family support programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Madrid

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices24 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Subsidies and Grants: Plena inclusión receives public funding from the Ministry of Social Rights and Agenda 2030, IMSERSO, and the IRPF (tax checkbox). These subsidies fund specific projects and operational costs. The organization publishes its accounts annually on its transparency portal.
2. Donations: Individual and corporate donations support Plena inclusión's projects. The organization is accredited by Fundación Lealtad (Donate with Trust seal) and invites donations through its website. A video competition offered 3 prizes of 500 euros each for volunteer recognition.
3. Membership Dues and Organizational Fees: The confederation coordinates contributions from its 17 regional federations, 3 state entities, 2 autonomous city entities, and approximately 950 member organizations. These organizations pay membership dues that support the confederation's operations.
4. Services to Member Organizations: Plena inclusión provides training, organizational strengthening, ethical guidance, and quality certification support services to its member organizations, which include approximately 4,000 centers and services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Plena inclusión España is a nonprofit confederation that advocates for the rights of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Spain and delivers direct support services through its network of approximately 950 member organizations. Its core activities include early intervention, employment assistance, housing, family guidance, organizational strengthening for member organizations, policy advocacy, and the production of accessible content (easy reading publications, accessible news, pictograms, mobile applications). It is funded primarily through public subsidies, donations, and membership dues, and serves around 150,000 people with disabilities and 235,000 family members nationwide.

Product overview

Plena inclusión operates as a confederation of organizations providing a portfolio of services, resources, and digital tools focused on the rights and inclusion of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Spain. The offering includes the Biblioteca de la Lectura Fácil (easy reading library), Planeta Fácil (news portal with TV and radio programs in accessible format), mobile applications for public employment and training, pictogram resources, voting assistance tools, and various digital inclusion programs like Líderes Digitales en el Aula and Navega tu Futuro. The organization also maintains the CEACOG (Centro Español de Accesibilidad Cognitiva) for cognitive accessibility standards.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Planeta Fácil: Online news platform with easy-to-understand news about the world and disability, including TV, radio, and web publications.
• Empleo Público Accesible
• Pictogramas
• Mi Voto Cuenta
• CEACOG
• Biblioteca de Lectura Fácil

Products and services

• Biblioteca de la Lectura Fácil A digital library offering free downloadable books and publications in easy reading format, covering topics such as literature, health, employment, participation, technology, community, culture, women, justice, and sexuality. It is intended for people with intellectual disabilities, educators, and families.
• Planeta Fácil An online news portal publishing news in easy reading format about the world and disability, including Planeta Fácil TV (video news program) and Planeta Fácil Radio (radio program broadcast on RNE Radio 5 and Spotify). It is intended for people with intellectual disabilities, families, and educators.
• App de Empleo Público Accesible A mobile application (Android) that notifies users about civil service examinations and job openings reserved for people with intellectual disabilities throughout Spain. Free to download and intended for candidates with intellectual disabilities seeking public employment.
• App de Cursos y Formación A mobile application for accessing and completing training courses offered by Plena inclusión, allowing users to participate in educational content from their mobile devices. Intended for people with intellectual disabilities, families, and professionals in the disability sector.
• Pictogramas A platform providing downloadable accessible pictograms for signaling spaces such as libraries and hotels, helping create cognitively accessible environments. The pictograms are used by businesses, public institutions, and member organizations.
• Mi Voto Cuenta A resource providing manuals on how to vote and electoral programs in easy reading format, helping people with intellectual disabilities exercise their voting rights. Intended for people with intellectual disabilities, their families, and election officials.
• CEACOG - Centro Español de Accesibilidad Cognitiva The Spanish Center for Cognitive Accessibility, dedicated to promoting and developing accessibility standards and practices for people with cognitive disabilities. It serves organizations, public administrations, and accessibility professionals through standards development and guidance.
• Líderes Digitales en el Aula A digital literacy project that teaches students about internet safety, social media, AI, digital accessibility, and other digital competencies through training sessions in educational centers. Reached around 200 students in 26 schools in 2026.
• Navega tu Futuro A project that accompanied adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in learning digital skills useful for their daily lives. The project concluded its programming in 2026.
• Recicla Accesible A training project on recycling and circular economy developed with Ecoembes, providing webinars and training actions to entities and people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Trained 63 member organizations in 2026.
• Observatorio de Jurisprudencia A digital platform monitoring jurisprudence on legal capacity support systems for people with disabilities, tracking compliance with Law 8/2021 and the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. It serves legal professionals, member organizations, and disability rights advocates.
• Mi Casa - Una Vida en Comunidad A community-based living project developed under the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan to support people with intellectual disabilities in transitioning to community living arrangements. It is part of the broader dependency system reform initiative.

Quantifiable outcome

• 150,000 people with disabilities supported, 312,000 people reached through sensitization programs, 46,000 professionals employed across 4,000 centers and services
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and strategic.

• Ministerio de Derechos Sociales y Agenda 2030coreGTM or Marketing PartnerPrimary public funding partner providing core subsidies through IRPF tax checkbox allocations and direct grants. Funds organizational projects, the dependency system support initiative (Real Decreto 17/2026), and the Mi Casa community living project under the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan.
• IMSERSO (Instituto de Mayores y Servicios Sociales)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerGovernment body providing co-funding for social programs targeting people with disabilities and older adults. IMSERSO supports the organization's work on dependency care and social inclusion.
• Fundación ONCEcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerMajor disability foundation providing financial support, co-developing accessibility initiatives (including the Discapnet award for Planeta Fácil), and participating in joint advocacy for disability rights. Founder of Special Olympics España.
• EcoembesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnvironmental organization supporting the 'Recicla Accesible' project which trained 63 Plena inclusión member organizations on recycling and circular economy. Joint initiative bringing environmental education to people with intellectual disabilities.
• Alianza Tecnológica por la InclusiónstrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerA technology alliance bringing together technology companies and organizations to extend innovation that respects the right of people with comprehension difficulties to understand and use technology. Part of Plena inclusión's Digital Transformation for Inclusion project with 14 action areas.
• CERMI (Comité Español de Representantes de las Personas con Discapacidad)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPlena inclusión participates in CERMI, which represents over 3.8 million people with disabilities in Spain. CERMI coordinates advocacy for policy changes and improvements in disability-related legislation across all areas.
• Plataforma del Tercer SectorcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoordinates Spanish entities working with people in poverty or social exclusion situations. Plena inclusión participates in its activities and contributes to its proposals for public administrations, including the 'Casilla Empresa Solidaria' campaign.
• Plataforma de Organizaciones de Acción SocialcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization defending social and civil rights of the most vulnerable groups in Spain. Plena inclusión is a member, contributing to advocacy for disability rights within the broader social rights agenda.
• Plataforma de VoluntariadominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational coordination body for volunteering promotion and dissemination. Plena inclusión participates in its working groups and coordinates its own volunteer program, which includes a video competition awarding 3 prizes of 500 euros for volunteer recognition.
• Inclusion EuropecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean association of people with intellectual disabilities and their families, created in 1988. Plena inclusión participates in it and co-produces the 'Europa para todos' bulletin covering European disability policy news. Active in European advocacy.
• Inclusion InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal federation of family-based organizations advocating for the human rights of people with intellectual disabilities worldwide. Plena inclusión participates in international advocacy and knowledge exchange.
• EASPD (European Association of Service Providers for Persons with Disabilities)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean organization representing service providers for people with disabilities. Plena inclusión became a member in June 2018, participating in European policy discussions on disability service quality and accessibility.
• Real Patronato sobre DiscapacidadcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerAutonomous body attached to the Ministry of Social Rights. President Santiago López Noguera of Plena inclusión sits on the Council. The body plans and coordinates disability policies, strategies, and programs at the national level.
• Consejo Nacional de la DiscapacidadcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerInterministerial collegiate body for fostering collaboration between disability organizations and the national government. Plena inclusión participates as a key stakeholder in disability policy development.
• EAPN-España (Red Europea Contra la Pobreza)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean anti-poverty network working to end poverty and social exclusion in Spain. Plena inclusión participates in its network activities and advocacy on the intersection of disability and poverty.
• Instituto para la Calidad de las ONG (ICONG)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerOrganization dedicated to improving quality of life by strengthening social organizations. Awards the 'ONG con Calidad' certification to Plena inclusión, recognizing excellence in its social action programs and quality evaluation system.
• Observatorio Internacional de Atención TempranaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational early childhood intervention observatory coordinated by the Universidad Católica de Valencia. Plena inclusión became a member in 2022, contributing expertise on early support for children with disabilities.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Down España: Spanish federation for Down syndrome associations. Shares overlap in serving people with intellectual disabilities, family support, advocacy, and member-organization federation model; competes for the same IRPF and regional government funding streams.
• Inclusion Europe: European association of people with intellectual disabilities and their families. Plena inclusión is a member and co-produces the 'Europa para todos' bulletin. Comparable mission, member-organization model, and policy advocacy scope.
• Special Olympics International: Global movement for sports inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities. Plena inclusión's wholly-owned subsidiary Special Olympics España operates within this global federation; comparable mission focus on intellectual disability inclusion.
• Inclusion International: Global federation of family-based organizations advocating for human rights of people with intellectual disabilities. Direct counterpart in international advocacy, knowledge exchange, and CRPD-aligned policy work.
• CERMI: Comité Español de Representantes de las Personas con Discapacidad is the umbrella platform representing over 3.8 million people with disabilities in Spain. Plena inclusión participates in CERMI as a core member; both coordinate disability policy advocacy and legislative reform at the national level.
• ASPACE (Confederación ASPACE): Spanish confederation of cerebral palsy associations. Similar confederated structure, member-organization federation model, disability advocacy, and IRPF funding competition as Plena inclusión.
• FEAFES (Salud Mental España): Spanish confederation of mental health associations. Comparable member-federation model, public-subsidy dependence, and rights-based advocacy scope for people with psychosocial disabilities.

Broad incumbents

• ONCE (Organización Nacional de Ciegos Españoles): Spanish national organization for the blind that has built the dominant disability-services and lottery-funded ecosystem in Spain. While focused on visual impairment, it is the most powerful disability organization in Spain and shapes the policy and funding environment in which Plena inclusión operates.
• Fundación ONCE: Fundación ONCE is a major disability foundation supporting employment and accessibility initiatives. It co-develops programs with Plena inclusión (e.g., Premio Discapnet for Planeta Fácil) and is a critical financial partner, but operates across all disability types with a much broader commercial footprint.

Others

• AEDIS: Asociación Empresarial para la Discapacidad is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Plena inclusión representing disability service providers. Comparable in member-based business association model; complements Plena inclusión's service-provider network from the employer/business side.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/plenainclusion
• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/PlenainclusionOrg
• Facebookfacebook.com/plenainclusion
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/plena-inclusion
• Instagraminstagram.com/plenainclusion

Compliance4 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries22 records

Funding overview

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