Our idea of "inclusion"

The idea of inclusion is a new concept, promoted by the United Nations Charta of the rights of Disabled persons and stil in discussion. Especially in Germany we see some problems of understanding -this is the reason why the influential Social Lottery "Aktion Mensch" - www.aktion-mensch.de published this postcard. It describes, usind some mosaical elements, the difference between a situation of "Exclusion" were a group of persons are not part of the society and have no rights and no possibility to contribute to it. Living, leaqrning and working might take place in special institutions far away from everyday life or in families which have to "hide" members and feel excluded themselves. The situation called "Integration" shows that the same group is now considered part of the community, but still kept apart (perhaps in special living, schools, workplaces ... where there is maybe a high standard of assistance but reduced possbilities of contact to others). Only in the "inclusive" picture al people are part of the society or community, and the effect is that there are more colours in the society as a whole, when all people see no more necessity to follow a certain way of life which is defined as "normal".