Entrance Mittelstraße

Easy language

Hello!

This is the start page of Hilden.


If you are looking for information, write the words
in the search window
and press the Enter key.


Under the search window

are 6 links

for important pages.

 

If you go to the bottom of the start page, you will find:

News                                                                 

There is new information about Hilden.

 

Among them is the

Calendar of events. 

There is information on dates:

  • Exhibitions
  • Concerts
  • other events
  • When that is
  • Where that is

If you click on the headline,

you can see more information about the event.

 

There are topics underneath .                                                            

It contains important information.

 

The ≡ is called the burger menu.

That's what they say: Börga menu.

                                                                      

If you click on it, headings will appear:

  • City and town hall
  • Family and education
  • Culture and leisure
  • Social affairs and integration
  • Economy and construction
  • Environment and climate
  • The word and

looks like this in the heading: &

 

When you click on a heading,

there are more headlines.

Click on it for information.

 

Sometimes there is a plus +                                               

When you click on the plus,

for more information.

 

The website is also available in

  • Czech
  • English

To do this, you must

click on

and select the language.

 

Service portal

Service is said like this: Sör-wiss.

Service means service or help.

The service portal is a website.

 

There is information and help on the website:

You can submit applications.

And there is information:

  • Forms
  • Telephone numbers
  • Addresses
  • and others

 

Info at the bottom of the page

Data protection

Data is information from people.

For example:

Address or date of birth.

The link says,

that data is protected.

That means:

Data is not told to other people.

 

Imprint

The imprint says,

who owns the website.

 

Address:

Municipality Hilden

At the town hall 1

40721 Hilden

Phone: 02103 72-0

Fax: 02103 72-601

There are 5 themed areas in the main menu:

  • City and town hall

    Hello!

    Citizen service
    It is pronounced like this:
    Bürger-Sörwiss
    Service means: service or help.
    The service on the Internet
    provides information and help:

    Information about

    • Opening times
    • Telephone numbers
    • Citizens' office:
      • Registration in Hilden
      • Passport
    • other questions


    Hilden Town Hall

    The city /
    Mayor and administration
           

    Info about

    • Telephone numbers
    • City of Hilden
    • Mayor
    • Management


    Local politics

    Who decides in Hilden? These groups decide:

    • City Council
    • Committees and advisory boards

    The meetings of the groups are called sessions.

    Where can I find information on this?
    The Citizen Information System is on the Internet.
    This is a website with information on

    • Meetings
    • Decisions
  • Family and education

    The city of Hilden has many offers
    for children, young people and adults.

    For example, there are
    meeting places for children and young people,
    for afternoons and vacations.


    Education

    There are many schools in Hilden:

    • Primary schools for children,
    • Schools for young people,
    • Vocational school for young adults,
      the school is called Berufs-Kolleg.
    • People's high school for all people, the school is called VHS.

    Consulting

    The city of Hilden helps families and advises them,
    for example, if they don't know
    what the baby needs.

    Psychological counseling center:
    Psychology is a difficult word.
    The word is said like this: Psü-cho-lo-gi.
    Psychology is about
    whether people are doing well.

    The advice center helps families,
    so that they can live well together.
    The center also helps professionals,
    who look after children and families.


    The city of Hilden has a social service.
    These are the service points:
     

    The staff at the General Social Service (ASD)
    help with emergencies
    and problems with parenting.
    They talk to parents and carers
    , for example, and plan how the situation
    can be improved.
    The advice is free of charge.

    The foster children's service (PKD)
    helps
    children who cannot live with their parents.
    It looks for a foster family
    or another good home.

    Adoption agency
    Adoption is a difficult word.
    The word is said like this: A-dop-zion.

    Adoption means that a child
    gets new parents.
    The adoption agency
    helps parents and children.


    Youth help in criminal proceedings
    helps young people,
    who have committed a crime.

     

    The integration aid
    for mentally disabled children and young people
    helps children and young people,
    who have ADHD or autism, for example,
    so that they can participate well,
    for example at school or at work


    The Stellwerk helps families
    with information, help and advice:

    Info

    • on social benefits
    • to facilities and specialist services

    Help

    • during the application process
    • when dealing with authorities and offices
       

    Free advice for everyone:

    • old and young
    • Germans and non-Germans
    • with all religions
    • once or more often.

     
    The advice is confidential, which means:
    employeesdo not pass on your information
    to others.


    Childcare
    Small children are looked after in these facilities:

    • Kita (children's daycare center),
    • Child day care.

    Children are looked after in the afternoon at the elementary school

    • in the OGS (open all-day school) and
    • in the VGS (reliable elementary school).
  • Culture and leisure

    In Hilden there are many offers
    for leisure
    and recreation.

    These are the services:
    Anyone can borrow books from the library.
    The library is called: Stadt-Bibliothek.
    That's what they say: Stadt-Bib-lio-teek.

    Everyone can learn at the music school:

    • Playing musical instruments
    • Making music together



    You can look at something:

    • The Wilhelm FabryMuseum
      provides information on the history of the city

      and the history of medicine.
    • In art exhibitions
      , for example, there are pictures.

     

    There are festivals in the city center:

    • Artists' market in May
    • Music festival in summer
      The festival is called Bürger-Festival.
    • Itter festival in October
      with music and funfair
    • Christmas market in November
      or December

     

    Hilden is a good place to

    • walking in the park and forest
    • Cycling and hiking
    • swimming in the indoor pool
      and in the outdoor pool

    The indoor pool is called Hildorado.
    That's how you say it: Hil-do-ra-do.
    The outdoor pool is called Wald-Bad.

  • Social affairs and integration

    The Social Assistance Service
    has information about help with money:

    • Housing benefit,
    • Pension,
    • Social assistance
    • and other money.

    The staff will be happy to advise you.
    Please contact us by e-mail: sozialamt@hilden.de
    or by phone: 02103 72-0

    The city of Hilden's signal box helps
    with information and advice on many things.
    The staff listen and help.
    Anyone can come.

    The signal box helps old people
    Old people are also called senior citizens.
    The word is said like this: Sen-jo-ren.

    There is a senior citizens' office in the signal box.
    The senior citizens' office provides information on:

    • Help and money for the elderly
    • Advice for care
    • Help for people with dementia.
      People with dementia forget a lot.
    • Help and money for housing:
      If you need to convert something, for example,
      if you need a shower instead of a bath.
      Who pays for this?


    There is also information on

    • Meeting places for senior citizens,
    • Leisure and travel,
    • Working as a volunteer.

    Volunteering means helping people,
    without receiving money in return.

    If there is no other option,
    employees will also advise you at home.


    The Stellwerk helps people with disabilities
    In Hilden, all people
    should be able to participate in everything.

    They also say:
    You should be able to share:

    • in education
    • during leisure time
    • when walking and driving

    There are many different offers for this in Hilden
    .

    The Stellwerk helps with housing shortages
    A shelter is a place where you are safe,
    for example an apartment.

    When people are ill
    or have no money for rent,
    they sometimes lose their home.
    People then say:
    People are homeless.

    The city of Hilden helps homeless people,
    so that they can continue to have a home.
    This is easier if they seek help quickly.

    The state of NRW distributes refugees and late resettlers
    to the cities.
    They also come to Hilden.
    These people need a place to live.

    People live in homes,
    until they find their own apartment.
    The city sets up the homes and looks after them.

  • Economy and construction

    This is about advice
    for the economy in Hilden.
    These are, for example,
    stores and businesses.

    Business
    Sometimes you need help.
    For example, for a business.

    The economic development agency
    helps people with businesses and companies:

    • in the search
      • by property
      • according to buildings
    • for other questions



    Building

    There is a lot of building going on in Hilden,
    If you want to build, you need documents.
    These are papers and forms.
    Hilden city employees will help you.
    They will tell you which documents you need.

    They also say:

    • where they are building in Hilden
    • where roads are being built or
      improved.


    City marketing

    City marketing wants to make
    Hilden more beautiful.
    Especially the city center.
    It's a great place to shop.
    There are:

    •  Pedestrian zone
    •  Business
    •  Restaurants and cafés


    There are also special offers:

    •  Artist market
    •  Book market
    •  Christmas market
    •  and other events
  • Environment and climate

    The city of Hilden is for environmental protection.

    Driving is not good for the environment.

    That is why Hilden supports:

    • Walking and cycling
    • Travel by bus and train


    Waste is not good for the environment.

    That's why Hilden has a building yard.

    You can hand in valuable materials there.

     

    Trees and plants are good for the environment.

    That's why Hilden:

    • a city park
    • Trees and forest
    • Meadows and gardens



    Waste Management

    Here you will find all information about


    Climate protection

    Weather is also called climate.

    There are more and more

    • Heavy rain
    • Dryness
    • Heat.

    This is due to climate change.

    Hilden should become climate-neutral.
    So that the climate
    does not change like this.

    Do you want to protect the climate?
    The consumer advice center gives tips:


    The Federal Environment Agency has a website with an environmental calculator:
    CO² calculator
    The calculator determines
    whether you are protecting the climate.

    There are lots of tips on the website,

    how to protect the climate, for example:

    • consume less electricity
    • Drive less

Translation into plain language: © Gabriele Bopp
Review: Pending

Illustrations:
© Lebenshilfe für Menschen mit geistiger Behinderung Bremen e.V., Illustrator Stefan Albers, Atelier Fleetinsel, 2013.

Photos: Pixabay