Founder and Chief Operating Officer of the Association for Inclusion

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Through her personal involvement, she realized that one of the main reasons for the exclusion of people with disabilities is the lack of personal encounters, the unknown and the resulting uncertainty. With her comrades, she built an organization that does not ask for pity, but makes the natural social presence of people with disabilities visible. The central idea of her work: what is needed is not sympathy, but participation.

The Association for Inclusion has developed educational, playful, story-based and experience-based programs for children, teachers, families and communities. Participants do not just listen to lectures about disability, but also get to know each other through shared experiences and real encounters. The programs show that difference is not an obstacle, but a natural part of living together.

She has transformed her personal experience into organizational knowledge and community action. She actively involves people with disabilities in the association's programs, so she doesn't talk about them, but works with them. The inclusion method has also received international attention: the organization's program was shortlisted for the SozialMarie social innovation award.

Its work goes beyond physical accessibility: it aims to break down barriers in thinking and human relationships. Its programs help thousands of children and adults to relate to disability more naturally, with less fear and prejudice. It does not deepen conflicts, but creates encounters and empowers others to be active players in creating a more inclusive society.