According to the State Disability Equality Act (L-BGG), the municipal and rural districts in Baden-Württemberg are obliged to appoint municipal disability officers in a full-time or honorary capacity. On the basis of the Administrative Regulation of the Ministry of Social Affairs on the Reimbursement of Costs and Granting of Funds for Representatives for the Interests of People with Disabilities in Municipalities and Districts(VwV kommunale Behindertenbeauftragte) , the state of Baden-Württemberg supports the appointment of honorary and full-time municipal disability representatives with state funds. The districts receive a reimbursement of costs of EUR 3,000 per month or EUR 36,000 per year for the voluntary appointment of a representative for the disabled, and an additional grant of EUR 3,000 per month or EUR 36,000 per year for the appointment of a full-time representative for the disabled.

The municipal disability commissioners realise the equality of people with disabilities, involve people with disabilities in municipal decision-making processes and develop measures that can improve their living situation. The municipal commissioners for people with disabilities therefore play a connecting and coordinating role between administration, politics and society. The primary task is to introduce disability policy structures into administrative processes at an early stage, to provide impetus and initiate processes for the equal participation of people with disabilities.