It is intended to enable people with disabilities to plan and lead their lives as independently and autonomously as possible.

The Department of Integration Assistance and Participation of the State Capital of Wiesbaden is responsible as the local provider of integration assistance for

Children and young people up to upper secondary level with (impending) mental and physical disabilities.
In addition, the state capital of Wiesbaden, as the local youth welfare organization, is responsible for

Children and young people (up to the age of 18) and young adults (up to the age of 21 or 23) with an (imminent) mental disability
Once these age limits have been reached, the Landeswohlfahrtsverband Hessen is generally the responsible integration assistance provider.

The following benefits can be applied for here:

• Benefits for medical rehabilitation
• Benefits for participation in education
• Benefits for social participation

The benefits include, for example

• Assistance with attending a daycare center
• Participation in education
• assistance services
• Curative education services such as early intervention
• mobility services
• aids
• Therapy services such as integrative learning therapy or autism therapy
• Day and night care as part of special forms of living or inpatient residential groups

The goals and wishes of the beneficiaries are the focus of the needs assessment. The holding of overall plan or participation conferences or help plan discussions is subject to their consent. They have the right to involve people they trust in the conferences and all discussions in the context of the needs assessment.

They also have the right to seek comprehensive advice - even before or independently of submitting an application.