The participation of persons with disabilities on an equal basis in cultural life is one of the ways the term “inclusion” is realized. The shaping and further development of an inclusive society requires the removal of external barriers, the presence of artists with disabilities in public cultural life, and the development of training and further education opportunities for persons with disabilities and, not least, for those who train people with and without disabilities in inclusive settings. For around 20 years, the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) has been strengthening civil society, which has been developing projects and new forms of artistic expression for many decades. The text is intended both as a look at exemplary projects in Germany before and after the ratification of the UNCRPD in Germany in 2009, the conditions for successful work and the future tasks of cultural life and politics.