Concrete head (price)

The concrete head is a negative prize that is awarded annually by the General Disabled People's Association of Brandenburg eV (ABB) “for the most drastic discrimination against people with disabilities” through non- barrier-free construction measures in Brandenburg.

background

The ABB eV was founded in 1990, is organized as a member of the General Association for the Disabled in Germany (ABiD) and is itself an umbrella organization of 23 regionally active associations and self-help groups. After the discussions about the exclusion of the disabled, building law has stipulated that newly constructed public buildings must be barrier-free since 1994 . A prohibition of discrimination in Article 3, Paragraph 3 (“Nobody may be disadvantaged because of their disability”) was included in the German Basic Law . Nevertheless, the implementation of barrier-free construction is not yet good. In particular, the awareness of most local decision is not yet sufficiently present. Since 2004, ABB has been making “particularly blatant violations of building law and the associated discrimination of disabled people public” by awarding the concrete head annually .

effect

In the first year of 2004, the building supervisory authorities of the state of Brandenburg accepted the award in a meeting of the official heads. Since then, the award of the concrete head has been reported nationwide, especially in those regional parts in which the respective award winners are based. Furthermore, the award is used by organizations for the equality of the disabled in press releases to draw attention to the problems of the inadequate construction. B. the Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs, Women and Family of the State of Brandenburg and Aktion Mensch. In the same way, the award serves to make politicians and parties aware of this issue. Finally, the prize is distributed in German-speaking countries on online platforms that deal with the needs of the disabled.

Excellent

2017 - Guiding system for the blind at Busplatz Döbern , Spree-Neisse district

2016 - Guidance system for the blind in Brandenburg an der Havel station forecourt

2015 - Eisenhüttenstadt station

2014 - Ministry for Environment, Health and Consumer Protection of the State of Brandenburg and the Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians of the State of Brandenburg

2013 - Administration of the Landtag of Brandenburg and the Ministry of Finance

2012 - Wiesengrund municipality for the renovation of the “Sonnenschein” daycare center in Trebendorf

2011 - Ministry of Economy and European Affairs

2010 - Lübben Castle Tower

2009 - Landmark Lausitz

2008 - large stone pavement

2007 - supermarket hub

2006 - Luckenwalde train station

2005 - Ministry of Infrastructure

2004 - Falkenrehde community center

criticism

The evaluation criteria of the ABB were criticized, the negative price in the case of the new state parliament in Brandenburg described as "damage" to the building. "Nowhere were building regulations on accessibility disregarded," said the responsible ministry.

Web links

betonkopf-brandenburg.de - Official presence

abbev.de - Presence of the General Disabled People's Association of Brandenburg (ABB) eV

EUR-Lex: Situation of people with disabilities in the European Union: European Action Plan 2008–2009 (Point 4.1: Measures for integrative participation through accessibility)

EuCAN (European Concept for Accessibility Network)

Individual evidence

↑ ABB eV: Aktion Betonkopf Brandenburg , accessed on February 4, 2014
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d Andreas Fritsche: But no concrete heads in the state parliament , new Germany, May 7, 2013, accessed on February 7, 2014.
^ ABB eV: Concern , accessed on February 4, 2014
^ Minutes of the 45th meeting of the heads of the building supervisory authorities of the State of Brandenburg ( Memento from February 22, 2014 in the Internet Archive ). PDF Retrieved February 7, 2014
↑ see the list of reports on the discussion page
^ State of Brandenburg, Ministry for Labor, Social Affairs, Women and Family . Retrieved February 7, 2014
^ Concrete in our heads , May 9, 2013. Accessed February 7, 2014
↑ see the list of press releases on the discussion page
↑ see the list of reports from associations for the disabled on the discussion page
↑ betonkopf-brandenburg.de: Excellent , accessed on February 4, 2014

[1] ABB eV: Aktion Betonkopf Brandenburg , accessed on February 4, 2014

[nd7Mai2013-2] Andreas Fritsche: But no concrete heads in the state parliament , new Germany, May 7, 2013, accessed on February 7, 2014.

[3] ABB eV: Concern , accessed on February 4, 2014

[4] Minutes of the 45th meeting of the heads of the building supervisory authorities of the State of Brandenburg ( Memento from February 22, 2014 in the Internet Archive ). PDF Retrieved February 7, 2014

[5] see the list of reports on the discussion page

[6] State of Brandenburg, Ministry for Labor, Social Affairs, Women and Family . Retrieved February 7, 2014

[7] Concrete in our heads , May 9, 2013. Accessed February 7, 2014

[8] see the list of press releases on the discussion page

[9] see the list of reports from associations for the disabled on the discussion page

[10] tonkopf-brandenburg.de: Excellent , accessed on February 4, 2014