Institutions for persons with disabilities fulltime employment. There is neither a balance between work and relaxation nor work-related support for the specific disabilities of those concerned. For example, the only task given to a fifteen-year old cognitively impaired boy was to clean out the stables. The clients are paid a mere pocket money for their work. The reason given for this is the intensity of care that incurs cost. This was not really plausible to Commission 3 because while the operator receives high daily allowances from the Land for the care they offer, there still is no qualified personnel to care for persons with disabilities. Financial situation not transparent Furthermore, the facility is operated as a closed agricultural system in which a non-profit limited liability company and an operations limited liability company each hold a share. The non-profit company pays rent to the operations company for the use of the farm and purchases food there, which was produced through the work of the persons with disabilities, for daily use. The founding of a non-profit limited liability company has proved to be a suitable legal form for many social organisations. This is due to the many advantages (including limited liability, tax exemption and tax relief). They are legally required to use double-entry bookkeeping and adhere to accounting practices. This legal form forbids that shareholders receive transfer of income or payment of high salaries. It is not the commissions’ task to assess whether or not the subsidies, which are provided by the Land Carinthia, are used in conformity with the established contract and pursuant to purposes set forth in the articles of incorporation, but it certainly falls within the remit of the technical supervision. In the second facility, which also operates a farm, Commission 3 considers that it is primarily the residents who maintain the farm and perform the regular tasks that may be required. Here again, the commission found a lack of suitable care and individual support, which would have allowed the residents to develop in line with their own expectations. When work and leisure time are primarily geared towards operating requirements and all profits are pocketed by the operators of the facility, it can be assumed that persons with disabilities are defenceless to the exploitation of their manpower. Pressure was exerted on the affected persons in many ways. This was evident amongst others in the fact that the clients had to participate in morning and evening common prayer. Those who were not awake in time in the mornings or were tired early in the evenings were woken in order not to miss the ritual. Punishment-based treatment effects the discontinuation of therapy 97 A facility for persons suffering from addiction had no concepts for treatmentspecific care and therapy. Instead, strict rules are imposed on the affected persons for the duration of their stay. Leaving the clinic is not allowed in the first eight weeks after admission. In the event of a relapse, the affected person must now undergo a four- to eight-week starting phase with “curfew”. Affected persons who break the rules have to spend the night in the neighbouring guesthouse at their own expense. The high rate of discontinued therapies

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