People with disabilities can apply for a disability card at the pension office. The presumed extent of the disability is classified on a scale from 10 to 100, and according to the law, a degree of disability (GdB) of 50 or higher constitutes a severe disability, for which a severely disabled person's pass is issued. In addition to the degree of disability, up to seven different codes are printed on the green-pink card, such as G for walking disability, BI for blindness, or, absurdly, H for helpless.

Of course, it is right to grant people with disabilities special benefits, such as tax relief and various concessions, but does this require a card that proves their supposed weaknesses? Instead of stigmatizing a person as “helpless,” one could simply define the benefits to which they are entitled.

“Disability” is something social and societal. People are disabled by barriers, laws, discrimination, stigmatization, and ableism. The vast majority of disabled people do not understand the word as offensive, but as appropriate. However, the existence of the severely disabled ID card shows how little understanding our society has of different needs and instead reduces those affected to the characteristics assigned to them by the state. Instead of categorizing them with an ID card and further marginalizing them, people with disabilities must be given the opportunity to participate in all areas of public life.