"Favourite places for everyone": Application for funding to remove barriers
Applications will be accepted until 15 January 2016
Using every restaurant, going to the cinema without restrictions, visiting a museum or actively taking part in sport in a club is not possible for everyone. Many of these facilities are not accessible or fully usable for wheelchair users, and information is not understandable for the hearing and visually impaired or people with learning difficulties.
With this knowledge, the Free State of Saxony launched the accessibility investment programme for the first time in 2014 under the motto "Favourite places for everyone" with a total funding amount of 2.5 million euros. It is intended to make access easier for people with disabilities and turn exemplary facilities into their favourite places. The programme is aimed at cultural, leisure and educational facilities, as well as healthcare facilities such as doctors' surgeries and therapy rooms. The aim is to remove barriers in areas where those responsible either do not have the money or where the investment does not pay off for them.
This funding - 176,600 euros for Chemnitz - is once again available for 2016. The programme provides funding for up to 100 percent of the costs if the project does not cost more than 25,000 euros. In addition to non-profit initiatives, tradespeople are also eligible. Applications will be accepted until 15 January 2016.
Forms and further information can be obtained from Mrs Clauß, Social Welfare Office, Department for Assistance for the Elderly and Disabled/Local Care Authority, by calling 488-5026 or sending an email to . All measures applied for there will again be examined and prioritised with the support of the Disability Advisory Council and the Disability Officer as required by the programme.
Further information on the investment programme can be found on the website of the Saxon State Ministry for Social Affairs and Consumer Protection at www.soziales.sachsen.de/initiativprogramm.