Basic Law, Article 3

(1) All persons shall be equal before the law.
(2) Men and women shall have equal rights ... 
(3) No person shall be favoured or disfavoured because of ... disability.

The principle of equality before the law guides every state body in every decision.

The photograph depicts a presiding judge in her electric wheelchair at the labour court in Aachen. During the coronavirus pandemic, she presided over hybrid hearings, with some participants (such as attorneys) appearing in person and others connecting remotely.