Personal responsibility for everyone: Living with disabilities in focus

Personal responsibility for everyone: Living with disabilities in focus

The Vorarlberg Monitoring Committee invites you to an important public session that is under the motto "My way, my life, my human right! DE institutionalization in the sense of the UN-BRK". This event will take place on Thursday, October 10, 2024, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. in the AK Saal of the Chamber of Labor in Feldkirch. Klaus Feurstein, state prosecutor and chairman of the committee, emphasizes the importance that people with disabilities can decide independently where and with whom they want to live.

The session aims to promote an open dialogue between people with disabilities, its allies, as well as representatives of Vorarlberg authorities and experts. The focus is on de institutionalization, which plays a key role in the context of the UN Convention on the Rights of Disabilities. According to Feurstein, it is crucial that individual living wishes are respected, since many of those affected often do not have the freedom to live in the form of living that they want.

important details about the event

A total of 120 places are offered for the session, with people with disabilities priority. However, if you cannot take part in person, you have the option of joining online without being limited to the places available on site. A prior registration is necessary and can be via the link https://de- institutionalization-mein-weg.eventbrite.at

The event offers a platform to discuss solutions and address the needs and rights of people with disabilities. Such meetings are essential to promote progress in society and to work together on an inclusive future.

This initiative for de-institutionalization is of the greatest importance for many affected people because it supports the right to a self-determined life, which is anchored in the UN Disabled Rights Convention. "There are many different forms of living, but not everyone is accessible to everyone," adds Feurstein. Such an exchange can help to better understand and manage the challenges that many people face with disabilities. With this session, the Vorarlberg Monitoring Committee would like to take another step in the right direction to ensure that the voices of those affected are heard and their living wishes are taken seriously. It remains to be seen how the discussions are at the meeting and what specific measures are taken to improve the quality of life of people with disabilities in Vorarlberg.