A blind man with multiple sclerosis (MS) is entitled to a power wheelchair after a court ruling.
This was announced by the State Social Court of Lower Saxony-Bremen on Monday in Celle.
A 57-year-old man from the Harburg district had sued.
Because of an MS, he was unable to walk and was given a push-rim wheelchair.
Celle - In 2018, the disease worsened and one arm became powerless.
Since then, he has only been able to move the wheelchair with difficulty.
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However, his health insurance company rejected the application for an electric wheelchair because it was not roadworthy because of its blindness.
Endangering yourself and others cannot be ruled out in the case of blind people.
The fund cannot be held liable for this.
The man argued that he had been able to orientate himself well earlier with the long stick.
He has now also trained that in the electric wheelchair.
He could no longer use a hand wheelchair and otherwise he could no longer leave the house without outside help.
The regional social court followed this line of argument and obliged the health insurance company to grant the power wheelchair.
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It is unacceptable to refer the man to the makeshift movement with the previous wheelchair, visual impairments are not a general reason to refuse the roadworthiness of electric wheelchairs.
It is the task of the aids law to enable the disabled to lead a self-determined life as far as possible and not to keep them away from all mortal dangers and thus to leave them largely immature, the judges explained.
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