What makes a day a good day to you?
Ann-Kathrin Ulbrich: When my kids are laughing, the battery of the C-Brace is full, there is coffee in the house and ideally the sun is shining.
Which auxiliary means or daily living aids are indispensable for you?
Ann-Kathrin Ulbrich: For me, the C-Brace from ottobock is indispensable. It gives me the freedom to do anything I want and to remind myself every day how incredibly valuable that is. It has not only helped me learn to walk again, but also to be grateful from the bottom of my heart and to sincerely appreciate what a gift it is to be able to walk.
What would you like to see from society and your fellow people in dealing with people with disabilities?
Ann-Kathrin Ulbrich: I would like society to start with their children and show them that people are simply people and aids are aids. When children consciously see a bicycle for the first time, they marvel at it, which is perfectly okay for most parents. In this way, normality is conveyed to the child. At some point, they will be familiar with bicycles and will no longer stare with interest, but will simply know in a neutral way: That's a bicycle.
This is exactly how children would react to people with disabilities if they didn't feel embarrassment from their parents when they looked curiously. Adults can actually learn a lot from children.
Which assistive device would urgently need to be invented and/or improved?
Ann-Kathrin Ulbrich: A waterproof C-brace [laughs]. That's probably selfish thinking now. But because there are probably a thousand things, because there are just so many different disabilities, I have now answered for my case.
