Merz digitized: New severely disabled ID card for more inclusion!
Merz digitized: New severely disabled ID card for more inclusion!
The future federal government, led by Friedrich Merz, plans far -reaching changes in disability policy, which particularly concerns the digitization of the severely disabled ID card. According to the coalition agreement between the CDU/CSU and SPD, the ID card should be available digitally in the future. With this measure, the new government pursues the goal of creating an inclusive society, as the UN Convention on the Rights of Disabilities also demands. In order to do justice to this goal, both state and private actors should take responsibility for accessibility in analog and digital space. This is particularly relevant because the social association emphasizes that digitization must be implemented carefully, especially for older people and people with cognitive difficulties.
A central concern in digitization is the concerns about accessibility of digital offers, especially for blind and visually impaired people. In view of these challenges, digitization is considered part of a comprehensive plan to integrate people with disabilities into the labor market. A planned reform of the workshops for disabled people (WFBM) should facilitate the transition to the regular labor market.
reforms in the workshop area
A central point of the discussion is the low income of employees in workshops, which only earn around 222 euros a month on average. For this reason, the social association urgently calls for an adaptation of the pension and social system in order to make the change to the regular labor market more attractive. The planned “budget for work” is to be made better known and bureaucratic hurdles when applying are to be dismantled. In addition, a reform of the workshop fee is discussed, which includes an increase in the allowance in basic security and employment allowance.
The Merz government also plans to further develop the federal government law to reduce bureaucratic hurdles. In this context, the development of binding violence protection concepts in institutions for people with disabilities should also be promoted. Despite positive developments, such as the appointment of women's representatives in many workshops, more commitment in these matters is required.
look at the work environment in workshops
The criticism is supported by the observation that 15% of employees are already active in regular companies outside the workshop. Volker Enser from Lebenshilfe Nuremberg also emphasizes that society and the world of work are not sufficiently inclusive and that the current system is questioned. The complexity of the labor market and specific needs of employees could only be addressed by digital technologies, as an analysis of the Federal Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs shows.
The analized data suggests that digital trends in the past have had hardly any employment effects for people with impairments. Nevertheless, there is hope and expectations regarding the improvements from assistance or tutor systems that can contribute to inclusion. However, critics fear that the increasing complexity of work processes could act as an additional hurdle for certain groups of people.
The developments that the Merz government plans in disability policy are therefore in a area of tension between necessary reforms and the challenges that are associated with digitization and integration into the labor market. The path to an inclusive society is still long, but requires determined measures and a joint commitment of all actors.
For further information on the planned reforms and their effects, read more in the articles of HNA , BR and BMAS .
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