Austrian Disability Ombudswoman
Anwältin für Gleichbehandlungsfragen für Menschen mit Behinderungen
Babenbergerstraße 5/4 1010 Vienna Austria
http://www.behindertenanwalt.gv.at/
office@behindertenanwalt.gv.at
+43 800 80 80 16
+43171100862221
German, English
Magdalena Hahn
magdalena.hahn@sozialministerium.at
The Austrian Disability Ombudsman supports persons who feel discriminated against on the grounds of disability.
Protection against discrimination by law encompasses employment-related issues as well as access to goods and services.
The Austrian Disability Ombudsman was founded in 2006 by an Act of Parliament together with the introduction of a major shift in anti-discrimination law regarding Austria’s implementation of directive EC 78/2000.
The Austrian Disability Ombudsman supports individual persons as well as closely works with NGOs, thus having gained a broad acceptance which also reflects on steadily rising case numbers.
Private, Public
Bringing proceedings in the name of the equality body [with or without an identifiable victim] but on behalf of one or more individual person(s) who consents to this.
Fields | Grounds |
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Education | Disability |
Employment | Disability |
Goods and Services | Disability |
Housing | Disability |
Other | Disability |
Social Protection & Healthcare | Disability |
Standalone dedicated national equality body
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
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Number of cases handled | 737 | 803 | 6322 | 644 | 646 | 696 | 754 | 715 | |
Number of inquiries | 1411 | 1712 | 1391 | 1376 | 1461 | 1365 | 1422 | 1383 | |
Number of litigation cases | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Single headed equality body (led by director or ombudsman/commissioner)
The Austrian Disability Ombudsman is appointed by the Minister of Social Affairs for a 4-year term.
To fulfill his duty, the Ombudsman is supported by an office of 8 staff members.
This institution does not have regional officies.
National Ministry
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
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Number of staff members working on equality | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
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Operating budget in euros [ACTUAL] | 31000 | 41000 | 67000 | 49500 | |||||
Operating budget in euros [ALLOCATED] | 31000 | 41000 | 67000 | 49500 | |||||
Operating budget in euros for the parts of the organisation dealing with equality issues (all types of functions) [ACTUAL] | 49500 | ||||||||
Operating budget in euros for the parts of the organisation dealing with equality issues (all types of functions) [ALLOCATED] | 49500 |