Disability

Conciliation procedure pursuant to § 16 of the Disability Equality Act

If you live with a disability and experience impairments or disadvantages in your daily life due to lack of accessibility, you can contact the arbitration board. The Conciliatio...

Accessibility

When is an area of life barrier-free or barrier-free?

Disabled transport service

Where can I get a disabled transport service if necessary?

Municipal disability officers, tasks

Here you will find the disability representative of your municipality

Parking permit for severely disabled persons issuance

Severely disabled people can apply for a parking permit.

Parking permit for severely disabled persons Extension

Severely disabled people can extend a parking permit.

Landespflegegeld

Under certain conditions, you can apply for the Landespflegegeld, which compensates for additional expenses due to disability.

Issue of disabled person's pass

You can apply for a severely disabled person's pass from the Brandenburg State Office for Social Affairs and Care (LASV).

Social welfare benefits for children and adolescents at risk of development and with disabilities

If you need help to live and do not have health insurance - statutory or private - the social welfare agency provides health assistance. This includes: Support and advice...

Apply for a disability assessment

If you are affected by a disability, you can apply for a determination of your disability under certain conditions. This will also determine the degree of disability.

Applying for a supplement to the disabled person's pass with or without a token

If you are severely disabled, you can use local public transport free of charge or receive a vehicle tax reduction under certain conditions.

Medical assistance according to §40 SGB VIII

Healthcare for children, adolescents, young adults and single parents with children in shared accommodation

Children or adolescents in foster families or in residential child and youth welfare facilities are entitled to health care assistance.

Apply for integration assistance for adults with disabilities and for children and adolescents with physical and mental disabilities

Do you have a disability or are you at risk of a disability? Or do you look after a child or a person with a disability? The wide range of integration assistance services are designed to help you participate in all areas of social life.

Integration assistance for people with mental illness or addiction

Do you have a mental illness or addiction? Do you live with an affected person? The wide range of assistance is intended to help you to participate in social life again.

Apply for state participation allowance for deaf people

If you are deaf or your hearing loss borders on deafness, you can receive participation allowance for deaf people under certain conditions.

Apply for state participation allowance for blind people

If you are blind or have a similarly severe visual impairment, you can receive financial support from the state participation allowance for blind people.

Apply for assistance for the blind

If you are blind or have a similarly severe visual impairment, you may be eligible for financial support from the Blind Persons' Allowance under certain conditions.

Integration assistance for children and young people with mental disabilities or impending mental disabilities Granting

If a child or young person has a mental disability or is at risk of one and their participation in society is restricted as a result, they can apply for integration assistance.

Request conciliation on disability equality

If you experience impairments or disadvantages in your daily life at the hands of federal authorities, for example due to a lack of accessibility, you can call on the...

Request home care for long-term care insureds with disabilities

If you live in a facility for people with disabilities, you may be eligible for Social Security long-term care insurance benefits.

Making a claim for travel and transport costs for medical treatment if you have an accident at work or an occupational disease

Following a recognised accident at work or an occupational disease, you can claim reimbursement for related travel and transportation expenses.

Social security rights and obligations in the Union including those related to getting pensions

Here you will find information about your rights and obligations in the field of social security, including relating to pensions.

Receive reimbursement of social security contributions paid for the period during which a rehabilitation measure was carried out

If you, as a measure provider, carry out measures for participation in working life for people with disabilities, you must pay social security contributions. The Employment Agency will reimburse your social security contributions on application.

Apply for subsidies for the training and employment of people with disabilities at the Jobcenter

If you train or further train people with disabilities and severely disabled people in your company, you can receive a subsidy towards their training pay. If you subsequently employ severely disabled people on a permanent basis, you can receive a wage subsidy.

Apply for subsidies for the training and employment of people with disabilities at the Employment Agency

If you train or further train people with disabilities and severely disabled people in your company, you can receive a subsidy towards their training pay. If you subsequently employ severely disabled people on a permanent basis, you can receive a wage subsidy.

Request reimbursement of costs for trial employment of people with disabilities from the job center

If your company wants to hire people with disabilities on a temporary basis as part of a trial employment, you can be reimbursed for personnel costs for a maximum of 3 months under certain conditions.

Apply to the employment agency for reimbursement of costs for trial employment of people with disabilities

If your company wants to employ people with disabilities on a temporary basis as part of a trial employment, you can be reimbursed the personnel costs for a maximum of 3 months under certain conditions.

Participate in a program that prepares young people with disabilities for vocational training

If you have a disability and have not yet found a training position after completing compulsory schooling, you can take part in a pre-vocational training program that takes your special needs into account.

Apply for funding for people with disabilities who want to pursue training

If you want to do an apprenticeship and you need special support or assistance because of your disabilities, you can do the apprenticeship in companies or institutions that are equipped to meet your special needs.

Apply to the Employment Agency for financial assistance for people with disabilities who wish to pursue continuing education

If you would like to do further training and need special support or assistance due to your disabilities, you can do the training in a company or institution that is equipped to meet your special needs.

Apply for basic training for people with severe visual or hearing impairments

If you have a severe visual or hearing impairment, you first have to learn how to deal with the new situation. With basic training, you can learn special skills that you will need at work and in everyday life.

Apply to the job center for funding for people with disabilities who want to complete further training

If you want to do continuing education and you need special support or assistance because of your disabilities, you can do the continuing education in a company or institution that is set up to meet your special needs.

Apply for a grant to help pay for assistive devices for people with disabilities who do not have rehabilitation status and are in training or employment

If your employees need special support during training or at work due to a disability, you as an employer can apply for work assistance.

Apply to the employment agency for support for people with disabilities who want to complete further training

If you want to do continuing education and you need special support or assistance because of your disabilities, you can do the continuing education in a company or facility that is set up to meet your special needs.

Apply for a Grant for Assistive Devices for People with Disabilities in Training and Employment

If your employees need special support during training or at work due to a disability, you as an employer can apply for work assistance.

Apply to the employment agency for reimbursement of costs for trial employment of people with disabilities and people with severe disabilities/equal status

If your company wants to employ people with disabilities on a temporary basis as part of a trial employment, you can be reimbursed the personnel costs for a maximum of 3 months under certain conditions.

Apply for subsidies for training/employment of people with disabilities, severely disabled/equally qualified people at the employment agency

If you provide in-company training or further training for people with disabilities, severely disabled people and people with equivalent status, you can receive a training allowance. If you subsequently employ severely disabled people on a permanent basis, a wage subsidy is possible.

Apply for vocational training for people with disabilities who are fully incapacitated for work

If you cannot currently work at least 3 hours per day because of your disability, you may be eligible for assistance at a sheltered workshop or other benefit provider.

Apply for funding for in-company training for people with disabilities who are fully incapacitated for work

If you are currently unable to work at least 3 hours a day due to your disability, but would still like to complete a regular (initial) training course, you could be supported with the budget for training.

Apply for other assistance as individual benefits for participation in working life

If you need assistance with vocational integration or to secure an existing job because of your disability, you may be eligible for other assistance.

Supported Employment: Applying for an individual company qualification for people with disabilities

If you need special assistance in integrating into working life and are currently unable to complete any training or further education due to your disability, you can receive individual in-company qualification as part of Supported Employment.

Applying for support from an integration service for a person with disabilities

If you need special support with professional integration or to secure your job due to your disability, the employment agency can commission a specialist integration service for this purpose.

Apply for an assessment of the vocational suitability of people with disabilities

If you need assistance with your vocational integration due to a disability or an impending disability, you can have an assessment conducted to determine which types of work are suitable for you.

Apply for equal treatment of people with disabilities and people with severe disabilities

As a person with disabilities, you can be treated in the same way as severely disabled people under certain conditions.

Apply for transitional allowance for people with disabilities

As a person with disabilities, you may receive transitional benefits to help cover your living expenses if you participate in certain educational activities.

Medical first aid in case of occupational accident or disease

Do you need initial medical treatment for an occupational or commuting accident or a recognized occupational disease? Then the statutory accident insurance will cover the costs.

Apply for reimbursement of costs for remedies under statutory accident insurance

In the event of an accident at work or a recognized occupational illness, you can submit receipts for the costs of remedies to be covered by statutory accident insurance.

Receive a home help and child care costs in the statutory accident insurance

To enable you to continue running your household or looking after your children after an insured event, the statutory accident insurance will support you financially or in organizing help under certain conditions.

Benefits in the event of a need for care for persons insured under the statutory accident insurance scheme

If you need care as a result of an occupational accident, commuting accident or occupational disease, you can receive care allowance and other benefits from the statutory accident insurance.

Benefits for social participation in statutory accident insurance

If your equal social participation is at risk as a result of an accident at work or on the way to work or a recognized occupational disease, you can receive benefits for social participation.

Apply for motor vehicle assistance for persons with statutory accident insurance

You are entitled to motor vehicle assistance if you are dependent on the use of a motor vehicle on a more than temporary basis due to the nature or severity of your health impairment.

Receive pension from statutory accident insurance

If you are reduced in your earning capacity after an accident at work or due to an occupational disease, you will receive a pension from the statutory accident insurance.

Receive transitional allowance from statutory accident insurance during occupational rehabilitation

If you are taking part in qualified measures for participation in working life (occupational rehabilitation) as a result of an accident at work or commuting accident or a recognized occupational disease and are not receiving a salary, you will receive a transitional allowance.

Receive injury benefit from the statutory accident insurance

If you are unable to work due to an accident at work or an occupational disease, you will receive injury benefit.

Transitional benefit due to occupational disease for persons insured under the statutory accident insurance scheme received

If you no longer work due to an occupational disease, you can receive a transitional benefit from the statutory accident insurance.

Apply for reimbursement of damaged or destroyed aids

If your glasses, prosthesis or other aid is damaged in an accident at work, on the way to work or at school, the statutory accident insurance will compensate for the damage by covering the cost of repair or replacement.

Psychotherapeutic services for persons insured under the statutory accident insurance scheme

You can access psychotherapeutic services after an accident at work or occupational disease via the psychotherapist procedure of the statutory accident insurance.

Request settlement of an accident insurance pension in the event of a reduction in earning capacity of at least 40 percent

If your earning capacity is reduced by 40 percent or more, you can receive a sum of money as a settlement for a period of 10 years instead of the accident pension upon application

After a settlement, reapply for a pension from the statutory accident insurance due to aggravation

You can receive a pension from the statutory accident insurance again after a settlement upon application and under certain conditions.

After a settlement, reapply for a widow's or widower's pension from statutory accident insurance

Even if you have received a settlement in the course of remarriage, you can again receive a survivor's pension from the statutory accident insurance upon application and under certain conditions.

Applying for a guide dog as an aid

Are you blind or severely visually impaired? Then you can apply to your health insurance company for a guide dog as an aid.