On the road with encourager Hans-Jürgen Rohe
Accompanied by Saarländischer Rundfunk through the Saarland (Germany)
How can an active everyday life with a wheelchair be successful - even off the beaten track? This question is the focus of a current report by Saarländischer Rundfunk. The television team accompanies Hans-Jürgen Rohe, who is himself paraplegic and has been publicly campaigning for more self-determination and visibility for people with disabilities for years.
The documentary shows how Hans-Jürgen remains mobile in everyday life - with a wheelchair and electric traction device that he can flexibly couple to his wheelchair. Whether in the countryside or on urban paths: The film documents which routes and places become accessible again with the right equipment - despite the lack of or incomplete accessibility.
A central location in the documentary is the monastery in Sankt Wendel. The abbey has already invested in a wheelchair lift, but has reached its limits when it comes to further conversions: Not all areas can be made accessible due to the listed building status. In conversation with the abbot, it becomes clear how great the balancing act between preservation and inclusion can be - and that public funding for conversions is often not available.
Hans-Jürgen gets to the heart of the matter: inclusion has not yet fully arrived in many places. Accessibility has long since not only affected wheelchair users, but also older people or people with other mobility impairments.
The report is available in the ARD media library:
