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Globetrotter in a Wheelchair: „Men with Kalashnikovs Have Arrested Me“

Far countries, foreign cultures – this are the challenges Andreas Pröve faces up to over and over again with enthusiasm. His wheelchair does not hinder his thirst for adventure, on the contrary: Just because many people do not think he is capable of doing it, he ventures the apparently impossible. Globetrotter in a Wheelchair: „Men with Kalashnikovs Have Arrested Me“ - read more

Alternative Communication: „When Starting Working Life Communication Is Especially Important“

School is out, working life begins: an exciting time in which everything changes. Also for people who articulate with the help of Alternative Communication (AC). The auxiliary means have to function exactly so that the transition functions easily. Alternative Communication: „When Starting Working Life Communication Is Especially Important“ - read more

Violence in Care: „It Starts with a Mean Word and Ends with Murdering“

Senior citizens in need of care become more and more often victims of violent encroachments. Potential culprits are informal caregivers or the nursing staff. What affected people should do and how such situations can be avoided – the experts of a Germany-wide emergency call advice centre in Bonn know it. Violence in Care: „It Starts with a Mean Word and Ends with Murdering“ - read more

Mother of a Multiple Handicapped Son: „One Should Not Hide at Home“

No matter whether it is basketball or musicals – the son of Ulrike Putze gets enthusiastic about big events of every kind. So she tries to allow him visiting such events over and over again. Nothing unusual? Maybe at least a little bit: Tim is bound to a wheelchair on account of a multiple disability. Mother of a Multiple Handicapped Son: „One Should Not Hide at Home“ - read more

Foster Parents of Children with Disabilities: “They Have no Fears of Contacts and Know What to Expect”

They give security, warmth and love. Foster parents for children with disabilities are barely different from biological parents. But how do the families get together? An allocation agency in Germany helps to give the chronically ill and disabled children in loving hands. Foster Parents of Children with Disabilities: “They Have no Fears of Contacts and Know What to Expect” - read more

Rehabilitation at Home: “The System Is to Enable Patients to Do Rehab Exercises at Home”

REHACARE.de talked to Professor Didier Stricker of the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI) and leader of the project about delighted physiotherapists, motivated patients and the advantage towards simple interactive sports games on the computer. Rehabilitation at Home: “The System Is to Enable Patients to Do Rehab Exercises at Home” - read more

Wheelchair Users in the Air: „I would drop everything to be a professional pilot”

The marketing consultant Holger Schönenberg takes off regularly in his free time. Even as a child he wanted to learn to fly. Not even a back operation at age 15, which left him partially paralyzed, could dissuade him from this goal. And now he made it. Whether glider or motor plane – nothing is safe from him. REHACARE.de spoke to the 35 year old from Münster, Germany. Wheelchair Users in the Air: „I would drop everything to be a professional pilot” - read more

Making the Invisible Visible: „Fatigue is often not recognised as a symptom of multiple sclerosis for years”

REHACARE.de spoke to Peter Flachenecker, head physician at the Neurological Rehabilitation Centre Quellenhof in Bad Wildbach, Germany. He is a member of the advisory board of the German Society for Multiple Sclerosis and reports on a new testing method, and other ways to brave the invisible agonies. Making the Invisible Visible: „Fatigue is often not recognised as a symptom of multiple sclerosis for years” - read more

Association for Friendships: „We Want to Promote Social Competence and Diminish Fears of Contact“

Cooking together, dancing and playing football – this works best with good friends. To make all this also possible for people with mental handicaps, the association “Best Buddies” finds friends for them. After that, they meet each other regularly or write e-mails – for at least one year. Association for Friendships: „We Want to Promote Social Competence and Diminish Fears of Contact“ - read more

Physiotherapy with Pink Assistants: “The Pig Is not the Therapist, but Me.“

Pigs in a nursing home – what are they doing there? They are assisting their owner Daan Vermeulen. He is a physiotherapist from the town Borken in Germany. When visiting nursing homes with dementia patients and children with disabilities his tame house pigs Felix (4) and Rudi (5) accompany him. Four years ago he discovered by chance that they can keep his patients on their toes. Physiotherapy with Pink Assistants: “The Pig Is not the Therapist, but Me.“ - read more