Programme nearbyCommunityFrankfurtExperience inclusive performing arts at Frankfurt LABExperience inclusive performing arts at Frankfurt LAB Frankfurt LAB at Schmidtstraße 12 is a music, theatre, and dance lab for contemporary work. Its Barrierefreiheit page documents rollstuhlgängige halls, companion service on request, welcome for assistance dogs, and a growing share of performances with audio description or German Sign Language. What you can do - Check accessibility notes before you book or drop into a free session - Ask the box office (069-739 416 93) for a suitable seat or companion support - Attend festival workshops such as Towards Reshaping Dance Education that share inclusive training methods - Suggest improvements: the venue invites feedback from people who encounter barriers How it works Public halls and the foyer are step-free. Some artist dressing rooms remain partially accessible; staff help find workarounds. Room measurements are published on frankfurt-inklusiv.de. Why it matters Culture belongs in the room only when everyone who lives nearby can actually get in.accessibilityinclusiontheatre +2
Programme nearbyCommunityFrankfurtSustainable event checklist for hosts in FrankfurtSustainable event checklist for hosts in Frankfurt Since 2019, GIZ has required sustainable minimum standards for events at its German sites, sharpened in 2024. Mandatory elements include barrier-free venues, vegetarian catering, and waste-conscious logistics. Country offices use the standards as flexible orientation adapted to local conditions. What you can do - Community organisers: copy the checklist for your next neighbourhood forum, accessible room, plant-based menu, reusable name badges - Conference planners: publish your sustainability criteria in the tender so caterers and venues bid against them - Co-working spaces: offer a “green event package” with veggie catering and bike-rack directions How it works Standards apply to internal and external events GIZ hosts or sponsors at German locations; several field offices have translated them into local guidelines. Why it matters Events shape norms, when vegetarian and accessible is default, guests expect it everywhere.eventsvegetarianaccessibility +2
Programme nearbyCommunityBlagoevgradBlagoevgrad: pictorial waste separation guide for all residentsA guide designed so everyone can understand it In Blagoevgrad, Za Zemiata and the municipality developed a pictorial household waste separation guide as part of the #ForkToFarm campaign: designed to be accessible to residents regardless of literacy level, language background, or prior environmental knowledge. The guide uses clear illustrations to show what goes where, reducing the confusion that causes contamination of sorted streams. What the guide covers - Visual instructions for each waste category: kitchen organics, recyclables, mixed residual - Pictorial representation of common items that are frequently sorted incorrectly - Distributed in print through municipal services, schools, and community centres - Designed with input from local government to reflect Blagoevgrad's specific waste collection infrastructure How to engage - Blagoevgrad residents: pick up the guide from your municipal waste service or community centre and use it to review your household sorting habits - Other Bulgarian municipalities: contact Za Zemiata to adapt the Blagoevgrad pictorial guide for your own local waste system - Educators: use the guide in school waste workshops: the visual format works especially well with younger children and parents who have limited experience with sorting systems Why it matters Clear communication is the lowest-cost, highest-impact intervention in source separation. When residents know what to do, sorted waste quality improves, recyclers accept more material, and the financial case for collection strengthens.educationwaste-sortinginclusion +2
