{"id":3431,"date":"2026-02-04T12:45:44","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T12:45:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zsl.webwolfdesign.eu\/?page_id=3431"},"modified":"2026-04-23T11:11:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T11:11:12","slug":"representation-of-interests-easy-language","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/zsl-erlangen.de\/en\/representation-of-interests-easy-language\/","title":{"rendered":"Interessenvertretung-leichte-sprache"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3431\" class=\"elementor elementor-3431\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-216dea1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"216dea1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2dac426 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2dac426\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Page in simple language<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32ee8c4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"32ee8c4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e18b874 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e18b874\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b480f69 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b480f69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Representation of interests<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5555e48 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5555e48\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-742bf82 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"742bf82\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac67591 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ac67591\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Objectives of political and committee work\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c487dc3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c487dc3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12 col-lg-9\"><p>Our political work and our work in committees is committed to people with disabilities and chronic illnesses.<br \/>We want to <strong>Equality<\/strong>, <strong>Self-determination<\/strong> and <strong>full participation<\/strong>.<br \/>We are against <strong>any form of discrimination<\/strong>.<\/p><h4>Our goals<\/h4><ul><li><p><strong>Securing and strengthening rights:<\/strong> We are committed to ensuring that a self-determined life in the community is truly possible.<\/p><\/li><li><p><strong>reach politicians and the public:<\/strong> We bring experience from consulting and practice to committees and discussions so that things can improve.<\/p><\/li><li><p><strong>Strengthen self-representation:<\/strong> People with disabilities should have a say in decision-making and represent the company externally. <strong>Peer counseling<\/strong> is our basis for this.<\/p><\/li><li><p><strong>Act independently:<\/strong> We are <strong>not party political<\/strong> and <strong>not ecclesiastical<\/strong> bound. We work objectively and for the common good.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><h4>Our focus<\/h4><p>We work in particular on topics that make self-determination possible:<br \/><strong>Personal assistance<\/strong>, <strong>Accessibility<\/strong>, <strong>Participation in school and work<\/strong> and better <strong>Support and care<\/strong>.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c0a964 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4c0a964\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-577163b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"577163b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9685091 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9685091\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Extract from the committees and working groups in which ZSL Erlangen participates.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7654a96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7654a96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span style=\"color: #8b0e0e;\"><strong>1) Sustainability Council (City of Erlangen)<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-3417 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/zsl-erlangen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/nachhaltigkeitsbeirat.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zsl-erlangen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/nachhaltigkeitsbeirat.jpg 600w, https:\/\/zsl-erlangen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/nachhaltigkeitsbeirat-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/zsl-erlangen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/nachhaltigkeitsbeirat-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/strong><\/span><\/h4><p>The Sustainability Advisory Board advises the city administration and the city council on sustainability issues.<br \/>It makes suggestions, gives recommendations and helps to raise awareness of sustainability in the city.<\/p><p>ZSL brings the perspective of people with disabilities to the table.<br \/>We are <strong>Sustainability included<\/strong> important. This means, for example:<\/p><ul><li><p><strong>Barrier-free mobility<\/strong> (being well on the road for everyone)<\/p><\/li><li><p><strong>Participation that is accessible to all<\/strong><\/p><\/li><li><p><strong>Crisis and heat protection<\/strong>, that also takes people with disabilities into account<\/p><\/li><li><p><strong>Accessibility<\/strong> as an important quality feature of the city's measures.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ff0000;\">Link: (<a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/erlangen.de\/themenseite\/mitgestalten\/politik-mitgestalten\/nachhaltigkeitsbeirat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/erlangen.de\/themenseite\/mitgestalten\/politik-mitgestalten\/nachhaltigkeitsbeirat<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-688a8fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"688a8fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span style=\"color: #8b0e0e;\"><strong>2) Council for Social Justice (Erlangen)<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-3418 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/zsl-erlangen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ratschlag-fuer-soziale-gerechtigkeit-erlangen.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zsl-erlangen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ratschlag-fuer-soziale-gerechtigkeit-erlangen.jpg 600w, https:\/\/zsl-erlangen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ratschlag-fuer-soziale-gerechtigkeit-erlangen-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/zsl-erlangen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ratschlag-fuer-soziale-gerechtigkeit-erlangen-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/strong><\/span><\/h4><p>The <strong>Advice<\/strong> is a group of organizations that are committed to social policy.<br \/>It advises and coordinates. The aim is <strong>More social justice in the city<\/strong>.<br \/>Important topics are for example <strong>Work<\/strong> and <strong>Living<\/strong>.<\/p><p>The ZSL is committed to <strong>Social participation for people with disabilities<\/strong> in.<br \/>They are particularly important to us:<\/p><ul><li><p><strong>Barrier-free and affordable living space<\/strong><\/p><\/li><li><p>one <strong>inclusive working world<\/strong><\/p><\/li><li><p><strong>Management without discrimination<\/strong> (as few barriers as possible)<\/p><\/li><li><p>that people with disabilities are included in municipal social policy <strong>should always be considered<\/strong>.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ff0000;\">Link: (<a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/ratschlag-erlangen.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ratschlag-erlangen.de<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0407b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d0407b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span style=\"color: #8b0e0e;\"><strong>3) Senior Citizens' Advisory Council (City of Erlangen)<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-3419 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/zsl-erlangen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/seniorenbeirat.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zsl-erlangen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/seniorenbeirat.jpg 600w, https:\/\/zsl-erlangen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/seniorenbeirat-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/zsl-erlangen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/seniorenbeirat-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/strong><\/span><\/h4><p>The <strong>Seniors' Advisory Council<\/strong> advises the city council and the city administration on all issues relating to ageing.<br \/>It can also submit its own proposals and opinions.<\/p><p>ZSL pays particular attention to topics that <strong>Age, disability and care<\/strong> connect.<br \/>What is important to us:<\/p><ul><li><p><strong>Barrier-free living<\/strong> in your own district<\/p><\/li><li><p><strong>easily accessible<\/strong> Health and support services<\/p><\/li><li><p><strong>Mobility<\/strong> for all<\/p><\/li><li><p><strong>Participation and protection concepts<\/strong>, that also reach people with disabilities in old age.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ff0000;\">Link: (<a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/erlangen.de\/themenseite\/mitgestalten\/politik-mitgestalten\/seniorenbeirat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/erlangen.de\/themenseite\/mitgestalten\/politik-mitgestalten\/seniorenbeirat<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df4ea5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df4ea5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span style=\"color: #8b0e0e;\"><strong>4) Social and Health Committee \/ Works Committee EJC (City of Erlangen)<\/strong><\/span><\/h4><p>The committee deals with topics from <strong>Social and health policy<\/strong> (also works committee EJC).<\/p><p>The ZSL makes there <strong>without voting rights<\/strong> with. We present our positions on the <strong>Social and EJC Advisory Board<\/strong> in. A common position is developed there together with other organizations. This is then incorporated into the work of the committee.<\/p><p>In terms of content, the ZSL is committed to <strong>Real participation<\/strong>, <strong>Accessibility<\/strong> and <strong>practical solutions<\/strong> in social and health services.<\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ff0000;\">Link: (<a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/ratsinfo.erlangen.de\/si0046.asp?__canz=12&amp;__cjahr=2025&amp;__cmonat=1&amp;__cselect=65536&amp;__kgsgrnr=21&amp;__osidat=a&amp;smccont=85\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Council information Erlangen)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7c0121 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b7c0121\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span style=\"color: #8b0e0e;\"><strong>5) Working group \u201eBarrier-free togetherness\u201c (district of Erlangen-H\u00f6chstadt)<\/strong><\/span><\/h4><h4><span style=\"color: #8b0e0e;\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-3416 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/zsl-erlangen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/arbeitsgemeinschaft-barrierefreies-miteinander.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zsl-erlangen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/arbeitsgemeinschaft-barrierefreies-miteinander.jpg 600w, https:\/\/zsl-erlangen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/arbeitsgemeinschaft-barrierefreies-miteinander-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/zsl-erlangen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/arbeitsgemeinschaft-barrierefreies-miteinander-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/strong><\/span><\/h4><p>The <strong>ArGe<\/strong> is committed to the interests of people with disabilities in the district.<br \/>She wants <strong>Improve participation<\/strong> and <strong>Breaking down barriers<\/strong>.<br \/>For example, disability representatives, people with and without disabilities, self-help groups and social associations are involved.<\/p><p>ZSL brings knowledge from <strong>Self-representation<\/strong> and <strong>Consulting<\/strong> in.<br \/>We support better <strong>Standards for accessibility<\/strong> in the municipalities.<br \/>And we help to break down concrete barriers in everyday life, in administration and in public spaces.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.herzogenaurach.de\/fileadmin\/user_upload\/Content\/Barrierefreiheit\/Flyer_ag_barrierefrei_180912.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000; text-decoration: underline;\">Link: (Working group \u201eBarrier-free togetherness\u201c)<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e194bf3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e194bf3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span style=\"color: #8b0e0e;\">6) Bamberger Arbeitsgemeinschaft chronisch kranker und behinderter Menschen e. V. (ARGE Bamberg)<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-3415 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/zsl-erlangen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/arge-bamberg.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zsl-erlangen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/arge-bamberg.jpg 600w, https:\/\/zsl-erlangen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/arge-bamberg-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/zsl-erlangen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/arge-bamberg-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/span><\/h4><p>The <strong>ARGE<\/strong> represents the interests of chronically ill and disabled people in the city and district of Bamberg.<br \/>Above all, it connects self-help groups and associations.<br \/>She is also the contact person for <strong>Politics<\/strong> and <strong>Authorities<\/strong>.<\/p><p>ZSL participates in the regional exchange.<br \/>We agree on common positions <strong>Participation<\/strong> and <strong>Accessibility<\/strong> from.<br \/>In this way, we strengthen the representation of interests - even beyond municipal and city boundaries.<\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ff0000;\">Link: (<a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.arge-bamberg.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">arge-bamberg.de<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seite in einfacher Sprache Interessenvertretung Zielsetzung der politischen- &amp; Gremien-Arbeit Unsere politische Arbeit und unsere Arbeit in Gremien setzt sich f\u00fcr Menschen mit Behinderung und chronischer Erkrankung ein.Wir wollen Gleichstellung, Selbstbestimmung und volle Teilhabe.Wir sind gegen jede Form von Diskriminierung. Unsere Ziele Rechte sichern und st\u00e4rken: Wir setzen uns daf\u00fcr ein, dass selbstbestimmtes Leben in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3431","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/zsl-erlangen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3431","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/zsl-erlangen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/zsl-erlangen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zsl-erlangen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zsl-erlangen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3431"}],"version-history":[{"count":25,"href":"https:\/\/zsl-erlangen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3431\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4783,"href":"https:\/\/zsl-erlangen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3431\/revisions\/4783"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/zsl-erlangen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3431"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}