Marcel Renz – That's how he rolls

What makes you laugh?

Marcel Renz: Word games, dialects, making fun of someone.

What have you always been wanting to do and why have you never done this so far?

Marcel Renz: Travelling by plane to a far away country. I am worried that something will break on my electric wheelchair.

Which person has influenced you most? And why?

Marcel Renz: My father, because he gave me positive and solution-oriented thinking and has always encouraged and challenged me to this day.

You have the chance to become the Commissioner for the Disabled. What would you do first?

Marcel Renz: I would start a large-scale campaign and show everyone that people with disabilities are just like everyone else – with all the needs and other characteristics that make people up. As one measure of the campaign I imagine a film with insights into the everyday life of different people with disabilities.

What is especially near and dear to you?

Marcel Renz: To accept people as they are, to always treat them with respect and to see the good in people. It is also important to me to build a bridge to people without disabilities. I also hope that our health system will not be destroyed by greed for profit.

I would like to be ...

Marcel Renz: ...a successful book author and paraglider.

Which question would you like to be answered the most?

Marcel Renz: Why do some people have to be in such a bad situation? And how can we eliminate the striking inequality in the world?

What I still wanted to say...

Marcel Renz: I like people who approach me and are open to me. In the future, I would like to see more solidarity and less egoism in society.