Type of Project: Funded project In-house project
Project for Political Participation of Deaf-Blind People

Description / Topics

In a three years project
- Deutscher Blinden- und Sehbehindertenverband (DBSV)
German Federation oft he Blind and Partially Sighted
- Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft der Taubblinden (BAT)
Federal Assotiation oft he Deaf-Blind
- Leben mit Ushersyndrom e. V. (LMU)
Living with Usher-Syndrom
work together to empower deaf-blind people to more political participation. That way the project helps to fullfill the UN CRPD in helping a strongly vulnerable group to more participation.
Parts oft the project are:
- to explane to deaf-blind people democratic processes, legislation and oportunities of civil society in influencing political discussions
- to explane the system of social policy in Germany
- to analyse the social law basis of support for deaf-blind people, to encurrage them to formulate political goals concerning this basis and to plan strategies to reach these goals
- to strengthen the commitment of deaf-blind people to improve their own situation
It is planned to:
- to provide information about the political topics of the project in all accessible formats
- accessible workshops
- individual and group coaching

Start:

1 Sep 2017


End:

31 Aug 2020


Grant Number:

FPV.00.00-01KM170209

Funded by:

  • Bundesministerium für Arbeit und Soziales (BMAS)
  • im Rahmen des Bundesprogramms zur Förderung der Partizipation von Menschen mit Behinderungen und ihrer Verbände an der Gestaltung öffentlicher Angelegenheiten (§ 19 BGG, Förderrichtlinie vom 26.10.2016)

Project Management:

  • Delgado, Reiner

Employees:

  • Resa, Torsten

Institutions:

Deutscher Blinden- und Sehbehindertenverband e.V. (DBSV)
Rungestr. 19
10179 Berlin
Telephone: 030-28 53 87-240 E-Mail: r.delgado@dbsv.org
Homepage: https://www.dbsv.org

Project Partners:

Leben mit Ushersyndrom e. V. (LMU)
Homepage: https://www.leben-mit-usher.de

Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft der Taubblinden (BAT)
Homepage: http://www.bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft-taubblinden.d...

Reference Number:

R/FO125864


Last Update: 20 Aug 2019