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Raúl Krauthausen says German government has made no progress on inclusion
Disability rights activist Raúl Krauthausen criticized Germany’s governing coalition for what he sees as a lack of progress on inclusion.
The coalition is made up of the conservative Union and the Social Democrats, and Krauthausen says its policies have made life worse for people with disabilities.
He also rejects the AfD’s opposition to inclusion, including its claim that including disabled children harms other pupils.
Krauthausen says large classes and too few education staff, rather than diversity, make learning harder for children.
He argues that disabled pupils are often separated from other children and later placed in special institutions, which can reinforce the idea that inclusion does not work.
He says smaller classes and more staff would help everyone, and has called the government’s proposed reform of the Disability Equality Act misleading; the interview excerpt does not explain what happens next.
Raúl Krauthausen says Germany’s governing coalition has made no progress on inclusion and has worsened the situation.
The activist criticises the government for giving little attention to disabled people’s perspective in its reforms.
He says the AfD’s claim that inclusion harms other children is wrong, although its politicians voice views that many people privately hold.
Krauthausen argues that overcrowded classes and too few educators, rather than diversity, cause problems in schools.
- Who
- Disability rights activist Raúl Krauthausen.
- What
- He says the government has made no progress on inclusion and that its policies have worsened the situation.
- When
- The interview was published on 7 November 2026.
- Where
- Germany.
- Why
- Krauthausen says disabled people’s perspectives are largely absent from the government’s reforms, and that its policies have not improved inclusion.
Raúl Krauthausen
AfD
Inclusion in schools
Raúl Krauthausen
Krauthausen says children do not suffer from diversity and that inclusion can benefit all pupils.
AfD
The AfD claims inclusion harms other children.
The role of inclusion
Raúl Krauthausen
Krauthausen argues that inclusion and participation should be supported.
AfD
The article says the AfD wants to abolish inclusion.
Krauthausen attended an inclusive school in Berlin, one of Germany’s first inclusive schools.
Krauthausen says he protested against the original Disability Equality Act.
t-online published its interview with Krauthausen.
- Interview date
- 7 November 2026
- Activist
- Raúl Krauthausen
- Schooling
- Inclusive school in Berlin in the 1980s
- Proposed legislation
- Reform of the Disability Equality Act (BGG)
- Government
- Germany’s black-red coalition
What people are saying
Parties like these say out loud what many people secretly think.
Children do not suffer from diversity when the ratio is right, but from classes that are too large, too few educators and all-day schools that tend to warehouse rather than support them after 2 p.m.
I do not see a single advance in the area of inclusion.