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Disability

People with disabilities have a right to live the same way as people without physical or learning impairments. You will find information and services related to disability here.

There are 49 services for Disability

Additional services for children with disabilities in crèches and kindergartens Authorisation

The aim of integration assistance is to avoid or alleviate a disability. If your child has a disability or is at risk of being disabled, you may be granted additional benefits...
Apply for a disability assessment

If you are affected by a disability, you can apply for your disability to be determined under certain conditions. The degree of disability is also determined.
Apply for a new training occupation for people with disabilities

Persons with disabilities or their representatives may apply to the competent chamber for special training arrangements for themselves.
Apply for a severely disabled person's pass

If you have been diagnosed with a degree of disability of at least 50, you can apply for the issuance of a severely disabled person's pass.
Apply for a supplement to the severely disabled person's pass with or without a token

If you are severely disabled, you are entitled, under certain conditions, to free transport on local public transport or to a motor vehicle tax reduction.
Apply for assistance for the blind

Under certain conditions, the Blindenhilfe supports you financially if you are blind or equivalent to a blind person. This lump sum of money compensates for the additional...
Apply for basic education for people with profound visual or hearing impairments

If you have a severe visual or hearing impairment, you must first learn how to deal with the new situation. With basic training, you can learn special skills that you need at...
Apply for benefits from the State Blind Fund

The State Fund for the Blind is intended to provide financial support to blind people who live in their home environment in extraordinary, challenging life situations.
Apply for blind person's allowance

The State Blind Allowance (Blindengeld) is a benefit provided by the state of Lower Saxony to blind persons. It is intended to compensate for additional financial expenses...
Apply for funding for in-company training for people with disabilities who are fully incapacitated

If you are currently unable to work at least 3 hours a day because of your disability, but still want to complete regular (initial) training, you could be supported with the...
Apply for funding for people with disabilities who want to complete training

If you want to do an apprenticeship and you need special support or assistance because of your disabilities, you can do the training in companies or institutions that are...
Apply for funding for people with disabilities who would like to complete further training at the job centre

If you would like to do further training and you need special support or assistance due to your disabilities, you can do the training in a company or institution that is set up...
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 disability? Or are you caring for a child or a person with disabilities? The wide range of benefits provided by integration...
Apply for integration assistance for children and adolescents with mental disabilities or imminent mental disabilities

Does your child have a mental disability or is at risk of it? Is his participation in society therefore restricted? Then integration assistance can help.
Apply for other assistance as individual benefits for participation in working life

If, due to your disability, you need support in your professional integration or to secure an existing job, you may be eligible for other assistance.
Apply for subsidies for the training and employment of people with disabilities at the job centre

If you train people with disabilities and severely disabled people on a company-based basis, you can receive a subsidy for the training allowance. If you subsequently hire...
Apply to the Employment Agency for funding for people with disabilities who would like to complete further training

If you would like to do further training and you need special support or assistance due to your disabilities, you can do the training in a company or institution that is set up...
Applying for home care for persons with long-term care insurance with disabilities

If you live in an institution for people with disabilities, you may be entitled to social long-term care insurance benefits.
Applying for individual funding for participation in working life

If, due to your disability, you need support for professional integration or to secure an existing job, you could be eligible for individual funding.
Applying for subsidies for the training and employment of people with disabilities at the Employment Agency

If you train people with disabilities and severely disabled people on a company-based basis, you can receive a subsidy for the training allowance. If you subsequently hire...
Applying for support for re-entry into working life

If you want to work despite health problems, you can receive financial support – for example for aids or measures.
Applying for support from an integration service for a person with disabilities

If, due to your disability, you need special support for professional integration or to secure your job, the Employment Agency can commission an integration service for this.
Applying for vocational training for people with disabilities who are fully disabled

If you are currently unable to work at least 3 hours a day because of your disability, you can receive funding in a workshop for disabled people or with another service provider.
Assistance for the elderly

As an older person, you will receive a wide range of information and support as part of the care for the elderly: Advice on all questions of life, Identification of offers...
Benefits for participation in working life for persons with statutory accident insurance
Citizens' telephone

The Internet is not the right way for every person to get their specific questions answered satisfactorily. Therefore: Call us and you will be helped. Often you save yourself...
Disability Equality with severely disabled people

You can be treated in the same way as severely disabled persons if the determined degree of your disability is at least 30 but less than 50. With equality, you basically have...
Disability counselling

For questions concerning the official determination of a disability, compensation for disadvantages due in accordance with the established disability, the issuing and renewal of...
Early intervention for the hearing impaired

Do you suspect hearing loss in your child? There are special hearing testing procedures for all ages (including infants!). Seek competent medical and specialist advice!...
Early intervention of disabled children

The interdisciplinary counselling and early detection teams as well as the curative education early intervention centres are aimed at disabled children or children at risk of...
Free transport in local public transport Use by severely disabled persons

Would you like to take advantage of free public transport? For this purpose, you need the supplement to the severely disabled pass with a valid stamp from the competent...
Guide dog for the blind

Blind or severely visually impaired people can apply for a guide dog as an aid.
Housekeeping help

If certain conditions are met for the granting of assistance for subsistence, the social welfare office can also cover the costs of housekeeping assistance. Special situations...
Housing assistance for those with statutory accident insurance

Your health has been damaged in the long term by an accident at work, a commuting accident or an occupational disease, so you need housing suitable for the disabled? Then you...
Integration assistance for the mentally ill

Do you have a mental illness or do you live with a mentally ill person? The various aids are intended to help you participate in social life again.
Integration projects for severely disabled people

If at least 25% of the jobs are filled by newly hired severely disabled people when setting up or expanding a company, funding can be considered as an integration project....
Intended for deletion - Benefits for medical rehabilitation according to SGB IX Approval to avoid the need for long-term care and restrictions on earning capacity

After the occurrence of an insured event (accident at work, commuting accident, occupational disease), the statutory accident insurance covers the costs of the necessary medical...
Intended for deletion - Services for medical rehabilitation according to SGB IX Approval for the prevention of disabilities and chronic illnesses

People with disabilities and people at risk of disability are entitled to medical rehabilitation.
Matters for Severely Disabled Persons

The competent authority fulfils the following tasks in the field of matters relating to severely disabled persons: Determination of disabilities according to the law on...
Parking permit for the severely disabled: exhibition

Do you live in Lower Saxony and need a parking permit for severely disabled people? Severely disabled persons with exceptional walking disabilities (mark "aG") or...
Participate in an action that prepares young people with disabilities for training.

If you have a disability and have not yet found a training place after the end of compulsory schooling, you can take part in a pre-vocational training measure that takes into...
Reimbursement of loss of earnings in the case of accompaniment of mentally or physically handicapped persons in hospitalisation Grant

As an accompanying person of an inpatient with a disability, you can receive sickness benefit. The sickness benefit compensates you for the loss of earnings resulting from the...
Severely disabled pass change

In the event of significant changes in the health conditions of the applicant disabled person, the competent authority will reassess the disability. At the same time , the...
Sickness assistance according to §40 SGB VIII
Sickness assistance for children, adolescents, young adults and single parents with children in shared living arrangements

Children or adolescents in foster families or in inpatient facilities for children and youth welfare are entitled to medical assistance.
Social assistance benefits for children and young people at risk of development and disabilities

If you need help with your livelihood and do not have health insurance – statutory or private – the social welfare provider will provide health assistance. These include: ...
Submit travel and travel expenses for medical treatment in the event of an accident at work or occupational disease

In the event of a recognised accident at work or an occupational disease, you can submit related travel and travel expenses for reimbursement.
Support for re-entry into working life for those with statutory accident insurance

If you have an accident at work or an occupational disease, the German Social Accident Insurance (DGUV) will use all appropriate means to ensure that you return to work....
Supported employment: Applying for individual in-company training for people with disabilities

If you need special assistance with integration into working life and are currently unable to complete training or further education due to your disability, you can obtain an...

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