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Standing as a candidate for the Disability Council
Thursday, 07/11/2024 / 05:00 PM / town hall in Stühlinger
The Advisory Board for the Interests of People with Disabilities will be re-elected next spring. Anyone who would like to stand as a candidate can find out more on November 7.
As the city's official self-representative body, the members of the advisory board have been advising the city administration and the local council since 2008, representing the concerns of around 25,000 people with disabilities in the city.
The advisory board members are democratically elected every five years. The election will take place on Sunday, March 30. All people with disabilities (or their legal representatives) who live in Freiburg and are over the age of 16 can vote.
The 16 people with disabilities play the main role on the advisory board. As experts in their own right, their knowledge flows into the city administration and local politics on an equal footing. The committee is supplemented by five members from self-help and disability organizations and one member from each municipal council faction.
All people can stand for election who
- are at least 18 years old,
- register their candidacy by January 30, 2025,
- are resident in Freiburg,
- have a degree of disability of at least 50,
- or are the legal representative of a person with a disability (including minors).
Find out more:
Sarah Baumgart, the city's representative for the interests of people with disabilities, and Daniela Schmid, the current chairwoman of the Disability Advisory Council, will explain in an information event how the candidacy process works, what you have to do and what an elected member of the Disability Advisory Council does.
- When? Thursday, November 7, at 5 p.m.
- Where? Conference center in the town hall in Stühlinger (Schauinsland room, Fehrenbachallee 12).
If you require sign language interpretation to attend the information event, please email behindertenbeirat@stadt.freiburg.de.
Take part:
If you are interested in standing as a candidate, please contact the office of the municipal representative for the disabled on 0761 201-3505 or send an e-mail to: behindertenbeirat@stadt.freiburg.de.
