Barriers in everyday life deaf blinders and hearing -impaired people - discussion with state disabled person

Barriers in everyday life deaf blinders and hearing -impaired people - discussion with state disabled person

The state disabled person Simone Fischer recently exchanged deaf blinders and hearing disabled people with members of the Taubblind Baden-Württemberg regional working group. Significant obstacles in communication, access to information and mobility were shown. These barriers mean that the legal and partners' rights of these people are often not fulfilled and the coexistence in society is difficult.

The affected people therefore call for urgent improvements, such as barrier -free consulting offers for deaf -blind and hearing -impaired people as well as the recognition of the TBL mark in the care medical regulation. It is emphasized how important low -threshold advisory services are to ensure access to important information and thus the participation in accordance with the United Nations' Convention on the Rights of Disability.

A central concern is the introduction of specialized social counseling and the peer-to-peer approach, in which the consultants themselves are deaf-blind or hearing disabled and can contribute their experiences. Despite progress, such as the recognition of deaf blindness as an independent disability in the federal government law, there are still deficits, especially with regard to the assistance for deaf people. There is a lack of deaf blind assistance that affects the comprehensive participation of these people.

In Baden-Württemberg, an estimated 625 deaf blind and hearing-impaired people who rely on specialized support. The demands of the State Working Group Taubblind Baden-Württemberg aim to improve the situation of these people and strengthen their rights and skills. The current challenges lie primarily in the guarantee of sufficient assistance, specific advisory services and the recognition of deaf -blindness as an independent disability in legislation.