Disabled, so what?: Easy language

Information for people in wheelchairs

There is a newspaper for people in wheelchairs.
The newspaper is called Inklusion und Mobi-li-tät magazine.

There is different information.
For example:

• travel
• Cars
• Work
• Sport

Holiday with wheelchair

Holidays are great.

Holidays with a wheelchair are often difficult.

There are still many barriers.

There are problems on arrival.
The hotel has barriers.

Holidays with caravans are special.
I plan the trip.

Wheelchair and caravan go together.
The wheelchair courier shows how.
Attention, this is not in plain language.

Studying with a disability

You can only study with the Abitur or the Fach-abitur.

In your studies, you can decide for yourself what you want to learn.

You study at colleges.
Another word for college is university.

Those who want to do this often have many questions.
How does it work with my disability?

This is where the Kom-pe-tenz-zentrum Behinderung, aka-demische Bildung, Beruf (kombabb) e.V. helps.

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Migration and disability

Migration is from the Latin word "migrare".
It means "to wander".

Anyone who leaves his country is an emigrant.
The German word for emigrant is: Auswanderer.

Anyone who comes to a new country is a migrant.
The German word for migrant is: Einwanderer.

Anyone who is a refugee can be granted asylum in another country.

They have come to Germany and have a disability.

They do not know their way around and need help.

Handi-cap inter-na-tional has a lot of information on its website.

Parents with disabilities

You have a learning disability.

You want to become parents.
You need help during pregnancy.
You need help after birth.

The website "Be-gleitete Eltern-schaft" offers a lot of information and help.

Lebens-hilfe Bremen also offers information.

Information for the hearing impaired

People with a hearing or speech impairment often speak with their hands.

That is, they make signs with their hands.
This is called sign language.
Many countries have their own sign language.

Sign language in Germany is different from that in Italy.

Information for them is available as a film.

Health

Health is important.
Health is part of inclusion.

The health department in the district of Waren-dorf has a lot of information.
There is a website.

In the hospital

You are ill and have to go to hospital.
This can be frightening.
It often helps to take a familiar person with you.

More information is available on this website.

Barrier-free doctor's surgeries

The Kassen-ärztliche Ver-eini-gung West-falen-Lippe knows all doctors.

They know what the practice looks like.
They need a barrier-free practice, then ask there.
This is important for anyone in a wheelchair or with a rollator.

Guide-dog in a practice

Blind people need help to walk.
Obstacles are dangerous for them.
Many use a long white stick to find obstacles.
Some have a dog.
This is a guide dog.

A guide dog for the blind can go everywhere.
It can go into shops and doctors' surgeries.

Not everyone knows this.
The Competence Centre for Self-Determined Living has produced a handout.

Family advisor

The guidebook aims to help people with disabilities and their families.

The guidebook has a lot of information.
For example:
When you need money.

You can find help in your neighbourhood on the internet site.

Care

Someone in her family needs to be cared for.

The NRW Care Guide can help.
NRW means North Rhine-Westphalia.

You can call there.
The telephone number is 08 00 40 40 04 4
The call costs nothing.
You can always get information on the Internet.

Self-help contact point Waren-dorf

The Self-Help Contact Point knows all the groups in the district of Warendorf.

The counselling service helps you to find a self-help group.

The counselling centre also helps if you want to start a group.

She has a lot of information about it.

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You have a disability.
You are interested in politics.
You may be politically active.

Information on your rights is available on the website.