Municipalities are often confronted with a lack of human resources and therefore do not tackle the issue of implementing the UN CRPD guidelines and removing barriers. Furthermore, municipal employees lack both the expertise and the time to undergo further training in order to recognise and implement the necessary fields of action. They are often unaware of the needs of self-advocates and rarely seek dialogue with them. The inclusion check as a screening service is intended to help political municipalities to assess the situation with regard to the guidelines provided for by the UN CRPD and then to remove barriers that people with disabilities are confronted with. The aim is to prevent discrimination against people and enable them to participate in community life.
To this end, the project team and the representatives of the municipality first enter into dialogue with people in the community who are affected themselves in order to determine their needs. Various levels are then examined with the help of a questionnaire and an assessment of the current situation is carried out. The inclusion check examines the following levels: Access to public buildings, access to services, access to information, access to public transport and space, access to work and employment in the municipal administration and access to leisure, sport and culture.
The aim is to develop an effective range of support services for municipalities and thus bring about a lasting change in their participation in community life. Community life has a high priority in the federalist system. This means that change is being driven forward at a central level with regard to the inclusion and equality of people with disabilities in our society.
