Kempten sets new standards: Inclusion for everyone in the city!

Kempten sets new standards: Inclusion for everyone in the city!

In the Kempten City Museum, the event “Kempten in Room and Zeit” opened an inclusive perspective on city history. The room not only offers an overview of the worth seeing, but also enables a walk -in city map that represents the location of the city in the simplified version. Five significant sights are not only implemented visually, but also available as tactile models in 1: 100 scale. Dr. Kerstin Batzel from the Kulturamt presented various inclusive projects that enable people with disabilities to actively participate in cultural life, as from Merkur reported.

As part of these initiatives, the Zumsteinhaus and the Archaeological Park Cambodunum meet the criteria of the sigel "Travel for everyone". This award stands for barrier -free offers to give people with different restrictions access to culture and relaxation. In addition, people with disabilities are actively involved in the development of corresponding cultural formats, which enriches the diversity of the offers. Services such as touch tours, sign language and special telephone tours, known under the motto "When calling culture", are available.

commitment and continuous further training

An important point on the agenda was the training of cultural agents in relation to inclusion and accessibility. Special inclusion projects for Kunstnacht 2024 will also be planned in the coming year. Eva Lagerbauer, the municipal inclusion officer, reported on the various actions last year. This includes the project "Zam Create", which was implemented together with Mayor Thomas Kiechle at the recycling center, as well as a bus entry training for wheelchair users and rollator users.

The integration of disabled people into different areas of life is part of a more comprehensive plan. In June 2016, the municipal action plan "Inclusive Kempten" (Mik) was decided with the aim of implementing the requirements of the UN Convention on the Rights of Disabilities. The inclusion officer has the task of coordinating this implementation and promoting the reduction of barriers in society, as on Kempten.de

create awareness and shape the future

In the “days of mental health”, Moritz Brückner divided his experiences as a cross-sectional rugby player and talked about “invisible disabilities”. In the Kempten Museum there was a special leadership for people with dementia and their accompanying persons. The commitment of Bernd Semmelmann, a deaf member of the advisory board, presented signage, and the blind Sabine Rau demonstrated how she navigated in everyday life. These actions aim to raise awareness of the different challenges of people with disabilities.

The city has clearly committed itself to improving the participation of people with disabilities. Around 10,000 people currently live in Kempten with impairments. 103 employees with disabilities are employed in urban administration, which corresponds to a rate of 8.70%. Future plans include the establishment of an inclusion day at Kempten Schools to sensitize primary school children for the topic.

With a strong focus on accessibility and the continuous improvement of the living conditions of people with disabilities, Kempten will further expand his pioneering role in inclusion. This also corresponds to the goals of the Federal Government, which in its national action plan would like to promote equal participation in social life, as in the publication on bmas is.