For the ninth time, the Augustinum Foundation is awarding the Euward Prize, a European prize for painting and graphics in the context of mental disabilities. The application period begins on January 30th and runs until May 30th. The prize will be awarded next year in connection with an exhibition in the Haus der Kunst in Munich. The aim of the Euward is to promote unknown artists in the spirit of true inclusion and to make their work accessible to the...
Heike Albrecht-Schröder has long wanted to take part in a Grand Slam. She started playing tennis at the age of four and, like many young players, she dreamed of playing Center Court at Wimbledon, Paris, New York and Melbourne. Now Albrecht-Schröder will actually fly to Australia and be there at a world premiere. source site
Heike Albrecht-Schröder has long wanted to take part in a Grand Slam. She started playing tennis at the age of four and, like many young players, she dreamed of playing Center Court at Wimbledon, Paris, New York and Melbourne. Now Albrecht-Schröder will actually fly to Australia and be there at a world premiere.The first Grand Slam for deaf tennis players begins in Melbourne on January 27, and Albrecht-Schröder is invited to this Australian Open Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHoH)....
Bavaria's Social Affairs Minister Ulrike Scharf (CSU) has admitted that accessibility in the Free State is not progressing as quickly as once thought - but referred to progress in state buildings. The Bavarian Commissioner for the Disabled presented his report in the cabinet of Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU). The journalist Holger Kiesel, who has been involved in clubs and initiatives on the subject since his school days due to his physical disability, is the only one of the eight...
Children are often diagnosed late, and many parents struggle with prejudice. Every hundredth person is affected by autism. What are the typical symptoms, what do you know about how they develop and how can you help. Of Christina BerndtHardly any mother would want the diagnosis for her child. And yet Brigitte Wölfl was infinitely relieved when her son had her: they both found out when he was 13 that he had autism. It was finally clear why the friendly and...
At the SZ Health Forum, experts gave an overview of the current state of knowledge on autism and pointed out ways in which doctors, parents and therapists can help those affected. Of Christina BerndtHardly any mother would want the diagnosis for her child. And yet Brigitte Wölfl was infinitely relieved when her son had her: they both found out when he was 13 that he had autism. It was finally clear why the friendly and usually so happy boy was...
The thing is bloody. Even if that's not really an issue in the fairy tale "Little Red Riding Hood": Anyone who has been swallowed by a wolf and got stuck in its bowels is more likely to no longer wear a clean little dress. At least Lucy Wilke doesn't do that. She is almost naked, covered in blood, and she has to be carefully lifted from her stomach. Lotta Ökmen pulls her out of it, carries her to an upholstered...
The labor market in Bavaria is still reacting robustly in the face of inflation and the Ukraine war - but there are signs of a slowdown. In November, according to the regional directorate of the Federal Employment Agency, the number of unemployed fell by 443 to 231,992 compared to the previous month. The rate remained unchanged at 3.1 percent. But compared to the same month last year, unemployment rose by around seven percent. One reason for this are the refugees...
Thomas Bannasch has been the managing director of the Bavarian State Self-Help Working Group (LAG) for seven years. This is the umbrella organization of more than 100 self-help associations for disabled and chronically ill people active throughout Bavaria. Its seat is in Munich. About 9.4 percent of people in Germany live with a disability. In Munich it is more than ten percent. The numbers are increasing, according to Bannasch, reasons for this include increasing age and higher chances of survival...
As with so many astronauts, who are ultimately chosen based on social compatibility, the first impression of the British man John McFall is: What a nice guy. You would immediately want to drink a soda with him from the space-compatible sip bag if you floated past him on board a space station. But will 41-year-old McFall be levitating, bag drinking, and all the other nice (spectacular views) and not-so-nice (months without a shower, bed, or privacy) that goes with human...
