Raul Krauthausen

Education

He studied Social and Economic Communication at the Berlin University of the Arts and Design Thinking at the HPI School of Design Thinking.

Career

He was awarded the Order of Merit of Germany and is an Ashoka Fellow. The organisation develops projects which address social issues and offer practical solutions in a spirit of diversity and inclusion. In 2010, Wheelmap.org, a crowdsourced online map for finding and marking wheelchair accessible places was launched by Sozialhelden.

The map, which is available in 22 languages, is based on OpenStreetMap and operates under a Creative-Commons license.

In addition to his work for Sozialhelden Raúl Krauthausen co-founded Selfpedia.de in 2013, an online self-help community for questions and advice pertaining to life with a disability. One of the newest Sozialhelden projects is Leidmedien.de, an online platform for journalists and others whose work involves the portrayal of people with disabilities.

Through advocacy, articles, workshops and informational materials Leidmedien.de offers perspectives on life with a disabilty which steer away from stereotypes and clichéson In 2014 Raúl Krauthausen developed a printable 3D mini-ramp which can be used to overcome sidewalk curbs in a wheelchair.

Raúl Krauthausen has osteogenesis imperfecta, also known as brittle bone disease, and uses a wheelchair.

Achievements

• 2009: Deutscher Engagementpreis (German Prize for Engagement) 2010: Deutscher Bürgerpreis (German citizen Price) 2010: Appointment as Ashoka Fellow 2010: Inca-Award (Sozialhelden) 2011: Vodafone Smart Accessibility Award 2013: Order of Merit of Germany (Bundesverdienstkreuz am Bande) for his Engagement of Sozialhelden.