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Family guide: Help and offers for people with disabilities
Find out everything about the family guide for people with disabilities in Paderborn: offers, support and integration.
Family guide: Help and offers for people with disabilities
In Cologne there is a valuable resource for people with disabilities and their relatives: The Family guide from Aktion Mensch. He has been supporting families for over 20 years by providing a wealth of information on topics such as school, training, work, leisure and accessibility. The platform enables users to find regional offers such as integrative schools, daycare centers and advice centers and provides a comprehensive overview of legal and financial support offers.
With more than 22,000 addresses, the family guide offers a wide range of local help and is particularly designed to promote self-determined lives for people with disabilities. The central point of contact for this is the website familieratgeber.de, where users can easily search for suitable services.
Personal advice and support
The Supplementary Independent Participation Advisory Service (EUTB®) in the Höxter district is available for deeper insights and individual solutions. This offers personal advice that focuses specifically on participation, disability and rehabilitation. Further information about EUTB® is available at parthabeberatung-hoexter.de available.
An important basis of the family guide is cooperation with regional partners. It is in the Höxter districtParity Paderbornresponsible for maintaining the database. Institutions wishing to register their offers have the option of doing so online or simply contacting us via the telephone number or email provided.
Accessibility as a challenge
However, despite these great initiatives, challenges remain, particularly in the area of accessibility. According to the law, local public transport (ÖPNV) should be barrier-free by January 1, 2022. Unfortunately, this goal has not yet been fully achieved. Lebenshilfe.de finds that many people with intellectual disabilities have difficulty using barrier-free public transport options.
The good news is that the federal government plans to abolish the existing exemption options in the local transport plan by 2026. However, taxis and on-demand mobility offers that are not part of scheduled transport are not subject to these regulations. Nevertheless, it is important that every step goes towards accessibility in order to enable self-determined mobility for everyone.
Overall, it shows that the family guide in Cologne is an important link for people with disabilities, offering not only information but also practical support. It remains to be hoped that the legal framework will soon ensure better access to mobility.