Fighting entrepreneurs demands fair access to assistance!

Fighting entrepreneurs demands fair access to assistance!

Markus F., a successful entrepreneur who rely on an electric wheelchair is faced with considerable financial hurdles. Although he has a legal claim to personal assistance, he must pay a contribution to the state of Upper Austria from every euro that he earns over 1,800 euros a month. This has serious consequences for its existence, since it also has increased costs for therapies and aids. "One can talk about a cost sharing, but it must not skim off the entire income," said Volksanwalt Bernhard Achitz in the ORF program "Citizens' Attorney" on November 30th, whereby he massively criticizes the unsustainable conditions under which people with disabilities have to finance their income themselves.

The situation continues to worsen because Markus F. has not yet received the necessary assistance that he applied for in February 2023. It was only after a formal complaint that he was informed that the funds will only be available for the support in 2025. "It is an unusual construction and legally problematic that the legislator says that there is a legal claim, but at the same time does not ensure the appropriate budgeting," Achitz explains. This confusion can lead to the fact that important budget not only remains unused, but also remains non -transparent for those affected.

challenges of personal assistance

The topic of personal assistance is supplemented by different perspectives and theoretical considerations to accompany and support people with disabilities. According to a report on the challenges in special education, the importance of assistance benefits is further questioned, especially with regard to how such services can be structured and provided in order to meet the requirements of those affected. In this context, the need to promote professional developments in the area of ​​assistance is to strengthen the participation and integration of people with disabilities, as the authors Ackermann and Dederich note in their analysis of the deputy and disability. A differentiated view of the interactions in personal assistance is sought and the challenges that can arise in the provision, as it has been carried out in Qualitetsive-teiltichtichte.