Inclusion now! Five demands for people with disabilities in Austria

Inclusion now! Five demands for people with disabilities in Austria

Laimgrubengasse 10, 1060 Wien, Österreich - On December 2, 2024, high -ranking representatives of the public prosecutor's office emphasized the essential role of inclusion for people with disabilities on the occasion of the upcoming “International Day of People with Disabilities”. "Inclusion means that people with disabilities have the same opportunities for the most self -determined life as all other people," said the elisan lawyers Elisabeth Schwetz and Gaby Schwarz as well as folk attorney Bernhard Achitz. A central concern is to ensure barrier -free access to information from the authorities. Often relevant information is not offered in simple language, which affects many affected people who rely on this form of communication. The public prosecutor announced that it would make its information offer in simple language to make it easier to access, such as ots.at reported.

An urgent problem, however, remains schooling for children with disabilities. Schwetz said that parents often approach the public prosecutor because their children do not have a place for a voluntary 11th or 12th school year after the compulsory school, but need it. In order to meet the needs of an inclusive society, fundamental changes in the education system are required. The prosecutor Achitz also attracted attention to the highly restricted living situation of many people with disabilities who often have to live in homes and demanded that the right to free living must not depend on money. "Inclusion is a right and must not fail because of money," he was quoted.

claims to the federal government

The ingredient, supported by the attorney lawyer Hansjörg Hofer and representatives of civil society, has directed five central demands to the new federal government that aims to improve the life situation for people with disabilities in Austria. These demands include the allocation of wages instead of pocket money for people in workshops and the improvement of personal assistance, which is essential for a self -determined life. The most recent doubling of the budget for professional integration is to be seen as great progress, as