@article{oai:jcsw.repo.nii.ac.jp:00000477,
 author = {Lohmann, Ulrich},
 journal = {Journal of social policy and social work},
 month = {Mar},
 note = {After a look at the constitutional foundations of the law and policy for persons with impairments as embodied in the ‘social state principle’ and in the basic right prohibiting discrimination on account of a disability, a description is given of the classic legislation governing social benefits on behalf of disabled persons as set out in the German Social Code of 2001. The main groups of benefits are those providing for medical rehabilitation, participation in working life, maintenance and other forms of support, as well as for participation in community and cultural life. On the side of the benefit providers, Germany’s traditionally ‘structured system’ encompasses various branches of social insurance along with social assistance and social compensation, thus entailing complexity and problems of coordination. The next logical and historical step followed under the General Act on Equal Treatment with the prohibition of discrimination on account of a disability in regard to working life, to standardized bulk business under civil law as well as to private-law insurance. The aim of the Act on Equal Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities, in the subsequent phase, was to enshrine positive action in the public sector for the comprehensive establishment of accessibility. Government agencies were obliged to adopt the necessary measures; in the societal realm, a procedure for negotiating ‘target agreements’ between companies and disability associations has been instituted. With Germany’s ratification of the UN CRPD in 2009, the Federal Participation Act now seeks to uncouple the law and policy for disabled persons from the former welfare system and to strengthen the participation and self-determination of persons with impairments. Benefits are to be adjusted to personal needs and provided on a person-centered basis. Major new benefits include the introduction of personal assistance and extended possibilities for transition to the general labor market. Moreover, entitled persons should now find it easier to claim benefits. To politically flank the novel statutory regulations, comprehensive National Action Plans are to be drawn up and implemented by all federal ministries on a regular basis.},
 pages = {23--36},
 title = {Law and Policy for Persons with Disabilities in Germany – Steps Towards Adaptation to the UN CRPD},
 volume = {22},
 year = {2018}
}