Anti-Discrinination
centre for tuberculosis. The Institute informed the AOB that the incidence of
tuberculosis, i.e. the number of new cases, has gone down significantly in
Serbia in recent years and is even lower than in some EU countries, but is still
higher than in Austria. The Institute recommends that the list of countries,
whose citizens are subject to serial tuberculosis screenings, be revised on a
regular basis in accordance with the epidemiological development in the
individual countries. From a professional and economic point of view, followup screenings are justified only when there are clear grounds to suspect latent
tuberculosis at the time of the first screening.
Follow-up screenings
justified only when
disease is suspected
With these medical findings, the different enforcement practice in the
individual Laender, in particular the annual follow-up screening that is
automatically mandatory in several Laender regardless of the result of the
initial screening, is not considered appropriate by the AOB.
Ministry announced
Austria-wide regulation
The Federal Ministry of Health stated to the AOB that the nine different
regulations in the Laender would be replaced by a uniform regulation for all
of Austria and that it anticipates submitting a government bill by summer
2015. At the time of the editorial deadline of this report, the detailed content
of the regulation was not yet available.
2.1.3 Discrimination due to illness or disability
Accessible fishing
The inclusion of persons with disabilities in all areas of life, which is
advocated in the UN CRPD, must naturally also apply to sports and
recreational activities.
A woman from Upper Austria has been suffering from symptoms of paralysis
in her legs and from resulting depression. When a friend persuaded her to
accompany him fishing, she was at first sceptical, but then became convinced
of the therapeutic effectiveness of fishing. Now the passionate fishing
enthusiast would like to share this experience with others who also have
a disability. She not only developed a fishing aid that can be attached to a
wheelchair, but also established the association “Fishing with a Handicap”.
Fishing exam
insurmountable
obstacle for persons
with disabilities
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However, fishing is difficult, as in order to engage in this sport, in addition
to having to obtain licences for the Land and the fishing area, most Laender
require passing a fishing exam. This also applies to persons who can never
fish alone due to their disability, for example, blind or severely visually
impaired persons who cannot recognise if they have caught permitted or
protected fish. Furthermore, in most Laender, persons who are under legal
guardianship are generally excluded from fishing. For many persons with
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