"I can't get no... satisfaction!" The Rolling Stones hit sounds from small speakers and fills the creative area of the Homborn workshop in Hagen. Mayal Petersen, alias "DJ Yallo", watches with satisfaction as some of the employees bob their heads or sing along to the rhythm of the music. The 38-year-old is already selecting the next song from a playlist on his laptop. "Unfortunately, I also have to play a lot of pop songs, which are popular," he remarks with a grin.
The voice that speaks Mayal Petersen's words is not his own. The physically disabled man, who is dependent on a wheelchair, communicates via a talker - and has done so since he was eight years old. "I'd look pretty stupid without it," he says.