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Hannoversche Werkstätten gem. GmbH

C - PARTNERSHIPS & GOVERNANCE

Inclusive governance?
The beneficiaries are provided with different instruments to make themselves heard, both at individual level and in networks. At individual level for example, Hannoversche Werkstätten runs a radio station (Handicap On Air); at network level, Hannoversche Werkstätten cooperate with various partners, such as: the Association of the Blind and Partially Sighted in Lower Saxony (Blinden- und Sehbehindertenverband Niedersachsen e.V.), a society that offers support to the mentally disabled and those with multiple disabilities in and around Langenhagen (Lebenshilfe für geistig- und mehrfach Behinderte e.V. Langenhagen und Umgebung), and a society for people with physical and multiple disabilities in Hannover (Verein für Körper- und Mehrfachbehinderte Hannover e.V.).

Influence on local / national decision makers
Hannoversche Werkstätten have the legal status of a Workshop for People with Disabilities in accordance with the Social Security Statute Book (Sozialgesetzbuch SGB IX § 142), which means that they are a publicly-owned undertaking.

Partnership work involved
Partners: the Association of the Blind and Partially Sighted in Lower Saxony (Blinden- und Sehbehindertenverband Niedersachsen e.V.), a society that offers support to the mentally disabled and those with multiple disabilities in and around Langenhagen (Lebenshilfe für geistig- und mehrfach Behinderte e.V. Langenhagen und Umgebung), and a society for people with physical and multiple disabilities in Hannover (Verein für Körper- und Mehrfachbehinderte Hannover e.V.).