The handicap

Please excuse me that the links on this page are related to domains with german language. But I think if you look for Handicap or Paraplegia, you find something adequate in english domains.

Now some information about my handicap.

As a consequence of an accident in the year 1976, I get a complete tetraplegy in the region of C5/C6. To a contemporary happened the same fatial accident, you are right: It was Christopher Reeve, "Superman" (who unfortunately deceased on 10^th of october in 2004) in the wheel-chair.

The tetraplegia is from shoulders downwards completely; even the movability of hands and fingers is restricted. Sometimes, you had the question on your lips: Is this a worthwhile life to live with such a handicap? After 28 years I can say, it is! Some people I know are of the same opinion. It was the Club for Handicapped People and Their Friends in Bitterfeld which was involved in the problems of handicapped people. Over time, however, some of the strong sense of community and solidarity that we knew from the former GDR faded – partly because some friends are no longer with us, and partly because the circumstances of our personal lives changed fundamentally. This doesn't stop me, however, from continuing to support people whose personal situations are worse than my own.

On the following pages you find some of my activities. The thoughtlessness as well as the indifference to our problems urges a disabled to activity. That begins with the misuse of parking sites for disabled people (at least here in Germany). In this context, I always realize that I am not disabled, but rather I am being hindered.

To be active you have to be able to move from one place to the other, you need the right opportunities. Facilities of municipal transport are rare, so you need the possibility of using cars or bikes (or trike!) where you find some other idees and devices to drive cars with an handicap.

Another important assumption to be active is of course a good health. I have a receipt for that: Diving for disabled people. The chances are good to develop a medical therapy from this experiment.

If you are still looking for further information about diving or motorization for disabled please take a look at my links page. If there any questions left please send me an email I'll answer it as fast as possible.

Oh, by the way, if you see someone tied to a wheelchair, please untie him or call the nearest police station!