Disability Council President Pichler mortally wounded – SALZBURG24



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“Shocked and deeply saddened,” said BIZEPS Disability Counseling Center President Martin Ladstätter.

Pichler beaten by drug dealers

In a broadcast he reported details about the accident in Vienna-Donaustadt: According to police, Pichler was hit by a 33-year-old driver in the morning while getting out of his car and was so seriously injured that he died at the scene. The accident. According to initial investigations, the 33-year-old did not have a driver’s license and was under the influence of drugs. “Tragically we lost a friend,” Ladstätter said.

Commitment to people with disabilities

As director of the Opportunity Benefits Office – he helped create – at ÖGB he campaigned for the inclusion of people with disabilities, people with chronic or mental illnesses in the labor market. “We will not forget her commitment and the joy she had when she was able to help people,” Katzian emphasized. As president of the Austrian Disability Council, Pichler has been working intensively on inclusion, especially in schools, since 2017.

Federal President VdB deeply affected

Austria has lost a “committed fighter for inclusion, that is, for people with disabilities to participate fully, equitably and independently in social life,” said Van der Bellen “deeply concerned about the terrible accident” and expressed sympathy for they. Family members.

(Those: APA)



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