People with disabilities are part of our society. “The diversity of all people forms a strong and attractive community. Because everyone of us is unique. That’s the norm.”, states Dieter Klammer, organizer of “INCLUSIA 2015” and head of the TCP on Inclusion of the Alps-Adriatic Alliance.
As a concrete approach to this idea and in order to celebrate the Alps-Adriatic spirit, “INCLUSIA 2015: Individuals – the way we are” took again place in Klagenfurt am Wörthersee (Carinthia) from the 21st to the 23rd of April 2015.
700 middle- and high school-students from Klagenfurt and 350 people with disabilities from the Alps-Adriatic area and beyond met for this event which is unique in Europe. In joint activities such as making music, painting, cooking, arts & crafts, sports or choir singing, inclusion came alive. Joint lessons in small groups were designed by the schools involved.
INCLUSIA 2015 demonstrated again, how easy certain insecurities can be overcome and that mutual understanding between people with and without disabilities is an important attribute of our Alps-Adriatic spirit.