Six education specialists and one clear goal: to share experiences from their own learning biographies and to show that individuals with disabilities have plenty to offer on the general job market.

The Dottenfelderhof farming collective officially celebrated its 50-year anniversary with a celebratory reception in the farm’s Seed Hall on June 22.

Prof. Dr. André Frank Zimpel and PhD student Torben Rieckmann want to improve the living conditions in our society for people with trisomy 21. In this interview, the researchers from the University of Hamburg talk about their current research, the importance of math skills for a self-determined life, and a tablet app called Mathildr (pronounced “Mathilda”).

Since 2001, the Federal Ministry for Food and Agriculture has annually recognized three agricultural companies for implementing new ideas and contributing to the future of organic agriculture. In 2018, one of the farms was Dottenfelderhof in Bad Vilbel, Germany.

“The work of the Stanisław Karłowski Foundation in the area of vocational and social rehabilitation for people with disabilities is an example worth imitating” – this was the verdict of the jury of the LODOŁAMACZE (ice breaker) competition on the social therapy project in Juchowo, Poland. These words are also printed on the certificate that accompanies the silver medal they were awarded.