Our topics 2017

Whether patchwork, single parent or rainbow - there are many family forms. And with all these things in common, there are also certain challenges, depending on the circumstances. This also applies if either the parents or the children have a disability. You can find out how everyday life with a family member with disabilities can look like and how, for example, siblings feel, in the Topic of the Month December: Inclusive Family Life.

Whether it's wheelchair basketball for children or gymnastics courses for people with dementia – there are more and more efforts to make the German sports scene more inclusive. Sport federations carry out model projects in various federal states, for example, to improve local structures. What has been done in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and North Rhine-Westphalia in recent years? Find out more in our Topic of the Month November: Sports for the young and old.

While the stroke usually lasts only a short period of time, rehabilitation usually takes years. And often, some skills are lost. Much has been done in recent years to prevent disease and provide rapid medical care, but many people are left alone when it comes to aftercare. You can find out what already belongs to the therapeutic possibilities for a life after stroke, what kind of assistance a stroke mentor can give on the way back to a self-determined life, and how a single moment can change a life, in the Topic of the Month October: Self-determined living after stroke.

Bus, subway, taxi or driving your own car – there are many ways to get around on the road. However, not all means of transportation are adapted to the needs of people with different disabilities. In our Topic of the Month September: Mobility: On the go in road traffic you can find out how the German taxi market is supposed to become more inclusive, how people with disabilities can achieve mobility competence and to what extent autonomous driving opens new perspectives.

From ramps to orientation systems for blind people to making an appointment online – accessibility is diverse, also in the medical field. Get to know in our current Topic of the Month June "Accessible medical practices" which requirements practices should meet in the best case, what kind of experiences people with different disabilities have made and how the situation is like in Vienna, Austria.

Whether culture or sports, whether at home or on vacation – there are more and more offers for people with different disabilities who want to live their life as actively as possible. What kind of opportunities blind and vision impaired travel fans have for example and what the website travelable.info is all about, you will get to know in our Topic of the Month May: Active in everyday life and while traveling.

Whether at home, in a nursing home or a hospice – people in need of care should always get the best care possible. Thereby, carers have to pay attention to individual factors like a different cultural background for example. REHACARE.com shows why this is so important by the example of some culturally sensitive projects in our Topic of the Month April: intercultural care.

Everybody of us could have a disability. For not every impairment is perceptible for others. This often also has social consequences. What is life like for a young woman who deals with language and communication in university and job life, but also lives with aphasia? And how does everyday life of a mother with Multiple Sclerosis and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder look like? Get to know more in our Topic of the Month March: Living with an invisible disability.

Human relations play an important role for many people. When it comes to love and relationships the specific ideas about it can differ a lot. People with disabilities are no exception in this case. What did they experience? How does online dating work for them? And what is life like as a lesbian woman with a disability? Get to know all this in our Topic of the Month January: Love and relationship.