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Schwerin (dpa / mv) - State authorities in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania should in future be more accessible for people with disabilities and official decisions should be easier to understand.
This provides for the amended state disabled equality law, which was passed by the government on Tuesday and is now going to the state parliament for further advice.
"It is very important to me that the authorities explain their decisions in an understandable manner and also in easy language, especially to people with disabilities," said Social Affairs Minister Stefanie Drese (SPD) after the cabinet meeting.
She announced advanced training for government employees in barrier-free communication.
According to Drese, the change in the law aims to further eliminate disadvantages for people with disabilities in order to enable them to participate in society on an equal and largely independent basis.
To this end, the rights of interest groups and associations would also be strengthened, which could propose suitable regulations to the state government via an inclusion promotion council and bring their opinion into account when drafting laws.
Another focus of the new law is the further dismantling of barriers in state buildings.
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According to the ministry, almost 224,000 severely disabled people were living in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania at the end of 2019.