...as a mobile collective and cooperate closely with event initiators to test sites and concepts. Together, we develop customized solutions to remove barriers at cultural venues. Our approach goes beyond structural measures - we are also involved in administrative tasks. This includes creating disability-friendly awareness structures and improving internal and external communication. We are actively committed to an inclusive cultural environment.

WE ACT...
OUR MOTIVATION...
...arises from the discrepancy between the legal requirements for barrier-free access to art and culture in Germany and the actual reality. Although the law provides for equal participation opportunities for all, our society is mainly geared towards neurotypical and physically unimpaired people. As a result, people with disabilities are excluded on a large scale.
We are convinced that it is not the person who is disabled, but the interaction between individual impairment and the social framework conditions. This injustice drives us, because it shows a clear need for action. Our aim is to actively promote the participation of people with disabilities in cultural life and to raise awareness of this issue in society.
ABOUT US

About the association and the people behind it
The Barrieren Sprengen collective is a registered association (e.V.) for non-profit purposes, which is committed to the creation of barrier-free spaces in socio-cultural contexts.
After working together for the first time as an "inclusion team" as part of the Praerie Festival 2022, the decision was made to professionalize in the form of an association structure. The Barrieren Sprengen collective was then founded in December 2022.
We are currently a team of seven founding members and work on the realization of various projects on a voluntary basis.