Our publications

The Age-friendly Environments (AFE) Activists project addresses the need for tailored training to adults aged 65 and over who want to promote age-friendly environments in their cities and influence municipal agencies in their decision making so that infrastructures and services are adapted to the diverse capacities, realities, needs and preferences of ageing residents. This handbook covers two domains: 1. Good AFE practices in two age-friendly cities, The Hague and Udine and 2. Experiential learning through study visits.

The project „invisible talents“ aimed to make the talents of older and very old people (more) visible and enhance thus the social participation of the older generation. This publication wants to raise awareness and combat negative stereotyping. It was developed to inspire organisations, initiatives and communities to get active and facilitate the participation of older and very old people and to encourage older people themselves to make use of their talents and get involved.

This collection provides a variety of methods for the participative work with young people in and on the city. The methods touch the following issues

• Placement of qualities/problems and needs/wishes in public space
• Dokumentation and analysis of everyday mobility
• Playful ways to be mobile: Ralleys and scavenger hunts

Published by queraum, bOJA and the Netzwerk Gesunde Städte Österreichs.

The Mobility Scouts Toolkit for Practitioners was developed with the aim of summarising our experiences and to provide practical guidelines on how to involve older men and women in decision-making and empowering them to contribute to the creation of age-friendly environments and services. The Toolkit is available here in German and English (see download section). More language versions (Italian, Dutch, Lithuanian) can be found on www.mobility-scouts.eu.

These guidelines show (future) police staff different concepts of age(ing), inspires to think about age(ing), raise awareness for the interaction with old people and provide information and advice for the communication with this target group

From November 2015 to March 2017, queraum carried out a summative evaluation of the regional "Frühe-Hilfen-Netzwerke" (early prevention networks). We aimed to find out if and how the networks contribute to healthy childhoods and social/health equality.

The publication is available in German only.

The publication "1x1 der Gesundheitsförderung" was developed in the "Healthy Leopoldstadt" project and provides an insight into the basic issues of health promotion.

The publication is available in German only.

This publication promotes the healthy activation of older men and women in rural and urban communities. The Guide contains guidelines and manifold examples for the implementation and support of respective projects. The publication has been revised and re-issued in 2016.

The publication is available in German only.

In this publication 21 persons talk about how they found an apprenticeship or a job and what they do on the job. These portraits accompany the brochure „Ich will arbeiten“ informing people with learning disability about the labour market. This publication is available in German only.

This brochure gives you an overview of various offers which are meant to facilitate the new entry or re-entry into the job market for people with learning difficulties and/or disabilities. It has been edited and re-issued several times. This issue dates from 2015.

The publication is available in German only.

In the POLIS project, the team supported the partners from the Sicherheitsakademie (unit: basic police training) with the further development of a competence training. The Kompetenzprofil (competence profile) is a product that describes the necessary competences of police staff.
 

The guidelines „Unterwegs im Leben. Denkanstöße für eine alter(n)sgerechte Gestaltung des öffentlichen Raums“ aim to raise awareness for the importance of mobility in older age. The guidelines were commissioned by the Austrian Ministry of Social Affairs and show how contribute to mobility-friendly environments.

The publication is available in German only.

In the project "Access to specialised victim support services for women with disabilities who have experienced violence" empirical research was done on the issue of violence against women with disabilities – in their view and that of service providers. The "National Empirical Report Austria" presents the findings from Austria.

The publication is available in German only.

The report on "Access to specialised victim support services for women with disabilities who have experienced violence" provides the major findings from four countries: Austria, Germany, Iceland, UK.

The publication is available in German (easy-to-read) only.

These "Guidelines for the Production of Sign Language Books for a SignLibrary" are a product of the "SignLibrary" project that was coordinated by queraum. cultural and social research. The publication provides numerous recommendations for the production of a book in sign language.

The publication is available in English only.

The handbook is based on experience of the pilot regions involved in the project "From Isolation to Inclusion" and is meant to serve as a support to all those planning to develop a regional action plan for social integration of older people.

The publication is available in German only.

The Age-friendly Environments (AFE) Activists project addresses the need for tailored training to adults aged 65 and over who want to promote age-friendly environments in their cities and influence municipal agencies in their decision making so that infrastructures and services are adapted to the diverse capacities, realities, needs and preferences of ageing residents. This Advocacy Handbook is a handy tool for adult educators who want to support people aged 65+ in gaining skills and competences necessary to strengthen their civic engagements for age-friendly environments.

The project „invisible talents“ aimed to make the talents of older and very old people (more) visible and enhance thus the social participation of the older generation. This toolbox contains helpful material and tool tested in workshops and meetings with professionals and volunteers working with older people as well as with older people themselves.

The major focus of this study was to find out about violence against persons with disabilities systematically and to identify risk/protection factors and prevention/support measures. Persons with disabilities living or working in institutions were asked to contribute their experiences (personally or written). In addition, representatives of these institutions and experts were interviewed and good-practice-analysis were carried out. This study is available in German only.

This Sensitisation Handbook addresses institutions, organisations and companies responsible for or having an impact in the designing and shaping of public spaces and providing services to older citizens. The handbook is available here in Germand and English (see download section below). Further language versions (Italian, Dutch, Lithuanian) are available on www.mobility-scouts.eu.

In the „Auf gesunde Nachbarschaft!“ projects funded and supported by the Fonds Gesunde Österreich, a variety of strategies and tools to promote health and social inclusion of two target groups (pregnant women/families with young children, older persons) have been developed and tested. This handbook provides insight into the experiences of the projects and thus contributes to the successful development and implementation of health promotion/inclusion activities at the local level.

The publication is dedicated to those who want to contribute actively to new perspectives on old age. It directly addresses health and social services providers and trainers/adult training providers who want to inspire and train persons working with older people.

In this publication ten portraits of older volunteers are collected. These volunteers give an insight into their work and motivations and tell us about the benefits of voluntary work. The portraits show the numerous and manifold possibilities to contribute to our communities and give an idea about the positive effects on the health of older men and women. The publication has been revised and re-issued in 2016.

This publication is available in German only.

This publication has been issued by the Austrian Labour Market Service (AMS) as a contribution to the "European Year of Equal Opportunities for All". The brochure wants to put a finger on the fact that women with a disability face specific and highly individual situations in the world of work, that they have very different points of departure and bring with them different strengths and abilities. The publication is based on interviews with 15 disabled women.

The publication is available in German only.

This booklet provides inspiration and advice on how to use the brochure „Ich will arbeiten“ and to design job counseling settings for and with persons with learning disabilities. The publication is only available in German.

The publication was issued within the campaign „Auf gesunde Nachbarschaft!“ of the Fonds Gesundes Österreich. It targets people who are interested in neighbourhoods and their development and support. The queraum team was part of the editorial staff.

The publication is available in German only.

This manual was commissioned by the Austrian Ministry of Social Affairs. It supports senior citizens in developing their own projects in the field of volunteering. The publication provides information on project management, literature and links and an insight into the practical experience of older volunteers.

The publication is available in German only.

The project„VoluntLearning Pro“ was funded in the framework of the EU Lifelong Learning Programme Grundtvig. The partnership has collected examples of good practice and framework requirements for a successful promotion of volunteering. The compendium "Freiwilligenarbeit mit Erfolg!" presents the results of this joint work.

The publication is available in German and English and other languages.

The final report of the project "Access to specialised victim support services for women with disabilities who have experienced violence" summarizes the project findings from the participating countries Austria, Germany, Iceland, UK.

The publication is available in German only.

This curriculum was developed in the project "Senior-Guides" that is carried out in the European Lifelong Learning programme "Grundtvig". The publication provides many practical and helpful instruments and tipps for the trainings of older men and women who would like to plan and organise projects for their peers.

This publication is available in German and English and other languages. For more information please see the project website www.senior-guides.eu.

The publication is one of the results of the project "MIA – Mothers in Action" that was carried out by the Frauengesundheitszentrum in two Styrian districts (Liezen and Leibnitz) between 2007 and 2010. queraum. cultural and social research was responsible for the evaluation of the project. Together with the experts of the Frauengesundheitszentrum the queraum team wrote this manual that brings together the most important experiences with this project.

The publication is available in German only.

The Regional Action Plan for the promotion of social participation of older women and men in Graz, worked out by queraum. cultural and social research together with representatives of the public sector and the target group, contains, amongst a presentation of the life situation of older people, numerous measures for the improvement of the social inclusion of the target group.

The publication is available in German only.