Katja Tefiki – That's how she rolls

What makes a day a good day to you?

Katja Tefiki: When I can start my day without stress, with lots of fun and get everything done that I have planned for that day.

Which auxiliary means or daily living aids are indispensable for you?

Katja Tefiki: The wheelchair and the car.

What would you like to see from society and your fellow people in dealing with people with disabilities?

Katja Tefiki: That people accept you as you are and treat you without pity.

Which assistive device would urgently need to be invented and/or improved?

Katja Tefiki: Controlling the living environment with the eyes, driving a car with the joystick (and make it more affordable).

What has been your biggest challenge so far that you have mastered – and what has helped you?

Katja Tefiki: To master my everyday life on my own after completely depending on a wheelchair, to get a driver's license and to live alone in my apartment.

What can the assistive technology industry learn from the Corona pandemic to make life easier and/or better for people with disabilities in the future?

Katja Tefiki: Why specifically from the Corona pandemic? The auxiliary means industry should always be striving to improve things, thereby always considering the needs of the customers!

If nothing was impossible: Who would you like to meet one day and why?

Katja Tefiki: Stephen William Hawking. How did he find motivation to keep going every day? What was his inner motivation?

What was your best REHACARE experience?

Katja Tefiki: To admire the assistance dog trainings. To marvel at the technical solutions/developments in general.

What I wanted to say ...

Katja Tefiki: I love to travel. My biggest adventure so far was paragliding in Austria. I also love long car rides.