Füssen - Bavaria's Minister of Social Affairs Carolina Trautner (CSU) has visited the Wertachtal workshops.
She found out about implemented inclusion projects.
“Our common goal is an inclusive society in which people with and without disabilities naturally live and work together,” she said during her visit to the facility last Wednesday.
The minister saw the funds made available by her ministry well invested: "I am therefore very pleased that the social ministry has provided more than 1 , Could support 8 million euros. "
The abbreviation LeWeSta stands for "Lebenshilfe-Wertachtalwerkstätten-Stadt Füssen".
The aim of her authority is for people with disabilities in Bavaria to be “in the thick of things instead of just being there” in all areas of life, emphasized Trautner.
Because inclusion is lived social cohesion.
For this, as in Füssen, committed local partners are needed who are committed to the participation of people with disabilities with a lot of vigor and a wealth of ideas.
“The LeWeSta joint project is an exemplary example of active inclusion.
I therefore wish the project continued success, ”said the minister.
Open exchange
Together with the local member of the Bundestag Stephan Stracke (CSU), the Ostallgäu member of the Landtag Angelika Schorer, Füssen's Mayor Maximilian Eichstätter (CSU) and District Councilor Uschi Lax (CSU), the visit was also about approaches, more self-determination, acceptance and participation for people with one To enable disability.
The minister was particularly pleased about the musical reception by the workshop band with the song "Our workshop is an ace".
How well an open exchange and close cooperation between municipalities and facilities for disabled people can work can be seen in Füssen. The Lebenshilfe Ostallgäu eV, its wholly owned subsidiary Wertachtal-Werkstätten gGmbH and the city of Füssen have been working closely together there for years when it comes to inclusive projects. In recent years, a day-care center, an inclusive café with lunch options and an inclusive kitchen have been created at the workshop location as part of a Leader project.
"And the demand for further facilities for other areas of life is immense, for example in the area of living," describes Ralf Grath, managing director of Lebenshilfe Ostallgäu, the current intensive discussions with the city of Füssen about new forms of communal living in southern Ostallgäu, especially for people with a Severe and multiple disabilities (the
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There are currently hardly any suitable housing options for this group of people.
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