Lebenshilfe Austria
| Lebenshilfe Austria | |
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| purpose | Umbrella organization of the federal state associations |
| Chair: | Germain Weber |
| Establishment date: | 1967 |
| Seat : | Vienna |
| Website: | http://www.lebenshilfe.at/ |
The Lebenshilfe Austria is an association dedicated to the interests of people with intellectual disabilities or with learning difficulties (so-called mental retardation ) and their equality in political and social environment used by the compensate for disadvantages. The eight member associations of the federal association founded in 1967 accompany around 11,000 people with disabilities in their living and working areas, often throughout their lives. A total of around 7,000 employees work in 500 Lebenshilfe locations in Austria. They are supported by 900 volunteers, over 500 civil servants and around 200 interns.
The association is a member of the Europe-wide association Inclusion Europe and is represented through it in the association Inclusion International. In the name of these associations, the term inclusion refers to the fact that people with disabilities have the right to live in the midst of society. Associations with the name Lebenshilfe also exist in Germany, see Lebenshilfe Germany , and in South Tyrol .
target
The aim is to enable people with disabilities to lead as independent, self-determined and active a life as possible. They should be able to participate equally in society. To this end, the state must take appropriate precautions: dismantle physical and mental barriers, offer assistance, guarantee rights.
tasks
The association bundles the information from the regional associations, develops the socio-political positions of Lebenshilfe together with them and acts as a representative of the interests of people with intellectual disabilities throughout Austria through the federal office in Vienna.
The tasks of Lebenshilfe Austria are:
- Social Policy and Law
- public relation
- Events
- Social innovation and knowledge management
Lobbying
Lebenshilfe Austria negotiates with politicians and the state administration about laws, their application and their effects on the lives of people with disabilities. It must take into account that social agendas are largely in the competence of the federal states, and highlight the best solutions found as examples for others. Lebenshilfe Österreich also sees its task in protecting the rights of people with disabilities in international agreements that Austria concludes and advocating that the current state of affairs in Austria is not assessed more positively by the “social bureaucracy” than it actually is is.
This work has received significant impetus from the "UN Disability Convention" (officially: Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities) ratified by Austria on October 26, 2008. The convention defines the right of disabled people to participate in society on an equal basis, demands state aid to compensate for handicaps and opposes segregation, e.g. B. in the school sector. Lebenshilfe Österreich works with the “Monitoring Committee” set up by the Ministry of Social Affairs to monitor the transposition of the Convention into Austrian law.
public relation
In order to gain approval for their demands beyond those who are directly interested, Lebenshilfe Austria informs the public about the situation of people with disabilities.
In this sense, the association is also one of the winners of the “Ohrenschmaus” literary prize , which was initiated in 2007 by Franz-Joseph Huainigg for people with learning difficulties .
Knowledge transfer
Lebenshilfe Österreich offers educational events on relevant topics directly or through its member associations.
Landeshilfe-Landesvereine
Independent regional associations are active in all Austrian federal states except Burgenland. Three of them are older than the federal association. The institutions that emerged as parents' associations were forced to set up workshops and houses for their adult children, as the public sector itself then (as now) did not operate any locations intended for people with intellectual disabilities.
The regional associations are economically independent of each other and of Lebenshilfe Austria. In seven federal states (not in Vienna) there are local or regional subdivisions of the state associations. In rural areas, the Lebenshilfe locations have little competition; At least a dozen providers are now active in the city of Vienna.
Lebenshilfe Carinthia
Lebenshilfe Kärnten supports people with disabilities and their natural participation in social life. The non-profit organization runs workshops and residential buildings in Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, Ledenitzen, Spittal an der Drau and Wolfsberg, in which people with disabilities work, are accompanied and can develop individually. Mobile assistance services complete the offer. In addition, Lebenshilfe Kärnten runs the “Lebensalm” care competence center on the Radsberg in Ebenthal, where elderly people are cared for.
- The association is formed by association members and voluntary workers and represents the interests of people with disabilities. He is 100% shareholder of the non-profit GmbH.
- The non-profit GmbH is an operational service provider and runs the workshops and residential buildings.
- The non-profit senior citizens' home Ebenthal GmbH looks after residents of all care levels.
Lebenshilfe Lower Austria
Lebenshilfe Niederösterreich was founded as an association in December 1967 and is entitled to use the Austrian seal of approval for donations . The state association currently owns three non-profit limited liability companies through which the practical work is carried out:
- Lebenshilfe Niederösterreich non-profit GmbH
- chance plus non-profit GmbH
- flying hands servicesges.mbH
Lebenshilfe Upper Austria
Lebenshilfe Upper Austria is the provider of facilities for people with disabilities and, as such, also acts as a representation of interests for people with disabilities. Founded in 1969, it emerged from a parents' initiative and has meanwhile developed into one of the largest organizations in Upper Austria for disabled people.
The operation of Lebenshilfe Oberösterreich is financed by the social department of the province of Upper Austria.
Around 1,500 employees currently work for over 1,900 people with disabilities. The comprehensive range of support includes five early intervention centers, five kindergartens, 56 residential facilities, mobile care, 41 workshops, shops, cafés and farm shops and a curative educational day-care center. People with disabilities find support and individual support throughout their entire life cycle - from childhood to old age.
Lebenshilfe Oberösterreich also offers free social legal advice. Advice is provided free of charge and can be used by people with disabilities and their relatives at any time. Every concern - regardless of whether it concerns issues relating to family allowances, the Equal Opportunities Act or the power of attorney - every concern is examined individually, the advice is personal and discreet.
Lebenshilfe Salzburg
Lebenshilfe Salzburg, founded in 1967, has relied on family-oriented, regional structures from the start. Our "assisted working" and "assisted living" services are differentiated (workshops, outdoor workplaces, partially supervised and fully supervised shared apartments) and are aimed at adults with intellectual disabilities. The Lebenshilfe also offers early support and family support in all regions of Salzburg as well as medical diagnostics and therapy for children, adolescents and adults in the "Ambulatory for Development Diagnostics and Therapy" of the Lebenshilfe. Further offers are an integration kindergarten and family counseling.
Lebenshilfe Salzburg has been a partner in community television FS1 since September 2018 .
Lebenshilfe Styria
Lebenshilfe Steiermark is the largest interest group for people with disabilities in Styria. She is committed to improving their living conditions and implementing the rights of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Lebenshilfe Steiermark advocates a society of diversity and a self-determined, equal and inclusive life for everyone.
The members of Lebenshilfe Steiermark are:
Lebenshilfe Ausseerland Oasis Berta, Lebenshilfe Feldbach, Lebenshilfe Fürstenfeld, Lebenshilfe Graz and the surrounding area Voitsberg, Lebenshilfe Hartberg, Lebenshilfe Region Judenburg, Lebenshilfe Knittelfeld, Lebenshilfe Leibnitz, Lebenshilfe Leoben, Lebenshilfe Murau, Lebenshilfe Radkersburg, Lebenshilfe Trofaiach, Lebenshilfe Deutschlandsberg, association "with"
The Styrian Lebenshilfe run service companies that offer comprehensive services for people with disabilities and other target groups.
Lebenshilfe Tirol
Lebenshilfe Tirol sees itself as a human and civil rights organization. She is committed to ensuring that everyone leads a self-determined and fulfilling life in a barrier-free environment - in a cosmopolitan, regional society with a livable, intact environment. Lebenshilfe Tirol is a courageous companion and contributor to an inclusive society.
The offers include living, working, early support and family support, leisure assistance and family relief as well as free, confidential advice and peer advice.
Lebenshilfe Tirol was founded in 1963. In 2001, Lebenshilfe Tirol was established in accordance with GmbH outsourced from the association Lebenshilfe Tirol. But she is still a 100% subsidiary of the club. In 2010, the publicist Markus Wilhelm raised serious allegations, which is why some of the board resigned and the public prosecutor was investigating. This investigation was finally closed in December 2011. According to the Innsbruck public prosecutor's office, there was no criminal behavior.
Lebenshilfe Tirol works closely with relatives, adult representatives, regional stewards, municipalities and the State of Tyrol and campaigns for the implementation of the UN Disability Convention. Under the new management, she became a member of arge SODiT, is a climate alliance partner, has signed the Diversity Charter, is a member of the BGF corporate health promotion network, is currently finalizing the berufundfamilie audit and is preparing a balance sheet for the common good.
Lebenshilfe Vorarlberg
Lebenshilfe Vorarlberg was founded in 1967 by committed personalities and relatives of people with disabilities as a private self-help organization. Today the non-profit association with its three subsidiaries (Lebenshilfe, Sunnahof and Integrative Training Center) is a modern, private social enterprise.
Lebenshilfe Vorarlberg sees its task in representing interests and as a service provider for people with disabilities and their relatives. Lebenshilfe Vorarlberg accompanies and supports people with disabilities in the areas of work, training, living and leisure, in a self-determined and fulfilled life in the midst of society.
The guiding principle of the organization is “People need people”.
Lebenshilfe Vienna
Lebenshilfe Wien was founded in 1961 as a parents' initiative. The association supports people with intellectual disabilities in a self-determined life without barriers and social interaction in the middle of Vienna. Lebenshilfe Wien is a non-profit organization, independent of political parties and financed by the Vienna Social Fund, membership fees, private donors and corporate partners.
The mission of the association is that everyone finds their place in the midst of society and that sustainable bridges are built between different people and organizations in society.
As of December 2019, the organization employs 302 people and supports 444 customers with intellectual disabilities.
From the association's headquarters on Brehmstrasse in Vienna-Simmering, Lebenshilfe Wien operates six workshops, twelve shared apartments and two locations throughout Vienna, from which people are accompanied in their own or rented apartments. Another studio network is currently being built and will open in autumn 2020 on the former Mautner-Markhof grounds in Simmering.
Our own advocacy group and family counseling service ensures that the concerns of people with intellectual disabilities and their families are taken into account in politics and society.
financing
The financing partner of the disabled person's assistance and supervisory body is, since this is a matter of state competence without national regulations, the respective state government or the state institution commissioned by it (in Vienna e.g. the Vienna Social Fund ). However, the state government usually does not cover the full cost of looking after mentally disabled people; Partial amounts must be paid from grants to which the disabled are entitled (the remainder of the care allowance or "pocket money" that the disabled person remains in a dormitory to pay for their clothing and leisure needs, and the increased family allowance ) or, if available, from their next of kin.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Website of Inclusion Europe in German
- ↑ Federal Law Gazette III No. 155/2008 : Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UN Convention)
- ^ Website of the Monitoring Committee
- ↑ Lebenshilfe Kärnten - About Us. In: Lebenshilfe Kärnten. Retrieved May 25, 2018 .
- ↑ Austrian donation seal of approval - Lebenshilfe Niederösterreich ( Memento of the original from April 10, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved April 26, 2015.
- ^ Association - Lebenshilfe Upper Austria. Retrieved July 14, 2020 .
- ^ Association - Lebenshilfe Upper Austria. Retrieved July 14, 2020 .
- ↑ Lebenshilfe Salzburg. Retrieved July 9, 2018 .
- ↑ Lebenshilfe Steiermark: Lebenshilfe Steiermark. Retrieved July 10, 2020 .
- ↑ Lebenshilfe Steiermark: Lebenshilfe Steiermark. Retrieved July 13, 2020 .
- ↑ admin: Mission. In: Lebenshilfe. Retrieved on July 14, 2020 (German).
- ↑ admin: Housing | Lebenshilfe Tirol | Inform now. In: Lebenshilfe. Retrieved on July 14, 2020 (German).
- ↑ admin: work. In: Lebenshilfe. Retrieved on July 14, 2020 (German).
- ↑ Early support •. Retrieved on July 14, 2020 (German).
- ↑ Relief • Early promotion. In: Early support. Retrieved on July 14, 2020 (German).
- ↑ admin: Advice. In: Lebenshilfe. Retrieved on July 14, 2020 (German).
- ^ Peter Schafferer: Lebenshilfe Tirol | Here we are among ourselves. In: Lebenshilfe. January 20, 2019, accessed on July 14, 2020 (German).
- ↑ Lebenshilfe: Investigations have been stopped. In: Tirol ORF. December 28, 2011, accessed July 9, 2018 .
- ↑ dietiwag.org Markus Wilhelm: Would you entrust this gentleman with a large donation for the Lebenshilfe? December 15, 2010
- ↑ bizeps.or.at Martin Ladstätter: Lebenshilfe Tirol massively in criticism, December 19, 2010
- ↑ ORF Tirol expert commission x-rays, life coaching, February 1, 2011
- ↑ admin: concerns. In: Lebenshilfe. Retrieved on July 14, 2020 (German).
- ↑ Members - argeSODiT. Retrieved July 14, 2020 .
- ↑ Signatories of the Diversity Charter. Retrieved on July 14, 2020 (German).
- ↑ Lebenshilfe Tirol. Retrieved July 14, 2020 .
- ↑ Common good enterprise. Retrieved July 14, 2020 .
- ^ Lebenshilfe Vorarlberg & a non-profit association for people with disabilities: Lebenshilfe Vorarlberg & services for people with disabilities. Retrieved July 14, 2020 .
- ↑ About us. In: Lebenshilfe. Retrieved July 13, 2020 .
