Photo: wheelchair user in a blurred photo effect drives over a people with disabilities and jobs sign at REHACARE trade fair; Copyright: Messe Düsseldorf/ctillmann

For the latest auxiliary aids for your work life visit REHACARE trade fair in the topic park "Menschen mit Behinderung und Beruf" (People with disabilities and jobs)

Topic of the Month August 2019

Auxiliary means for everyday working life

A job is the basic prerequisite for a regular income and thus for a self-determined life and participation. As a person with a disability, you need not only an employer who gives you the chance to prove yourself, but also very specific auxiliary aids. How those already help to make everyday working life easier today and in the future and why inclusive approaches are particularly important in the area of software, we explain in our Topic of the Month.

Labor force participation: How auxiliary aids can help make the work easier

Photo: Wheelchair user talking with her colleague; Copyright: Andi Weiland | Gesellschaftsbilder.de

Special tools, accessible software or a modified work environment – there are many ways to create a more accessible workplace for people with disabilities. Options range from conventional analog tools to digital solutions. But how can disability inclusion in the workplace be ensured - today and in the future?

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WorkHopper: where sitting is a pleasure

Photo: Wheelchair user in a production hall at a drawing table; Copyright: O4 Wheelchairs GmbH

How often do we change our sitting position throughout the workday? People who don’t use wheelchairs can "stretch their legs" during a long day at the office. Unfortunately, that’s not a real option for wheelchair users. That's why the Dutch manufacturer O4 Wheelchairs has created the WorkHopper, a dynamic and ergonomic solution that’s specifically designed for the workplace.

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Creating an accessible workplace: inclusive software for people with and without disabilities

Photo: Hands on a Braille display at a laptop; Copyright: Michel Arriens | www.michelarriens.de

Optimized technical workflows that efficiently accommodate blind, visually impaired and sighted people - the inclusive software by Dräger & Lienert GbR makes it reality. In this REHACARE.de interview, Hansjörg Lienert explains how a small company in Marburg has managed to succeed in international markets and reveals why entrepreneurs sometimes have to take risks to thrive.

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Video: Accessible software: Assistive devices for blind people in the office

The blind Conny Rippe has an office job where she organizes a lot and makes a lot of phone calls. This is made possible by the right assistive technology. Basically, this could be very easy if there weren't any problems with the technical support. In our report, she, her employer Regine Gessner and software manufacturer Hansjörg Lienert talk about the challenges and opportunities of everyday working life with visual impairment.

Gif animation: REHACARE 2020 from 23rd to 26th September in Düsseldorf/Germany, linked to "More information about the Trade Fair"