Accessibility

» Published on 18. September 2024

SHUFFLE In-Person Meeting in Bielefeld: On the Home Stretch Toward Accessible Digital Education

In the fall of 2024, another in-person meeting of the SHUFFLE project will take place in Bielefeld. With the project set to conclude in December 2025, it is now on the home stretch and has already delivered numerous technical, structural, and didactic developments and measures to promote and improve digital accessibility at universities. Some of these innovations are already available as open-source tools and can be directly integrated into everyday university life.

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» Published on 16. September 2024

Video Released: Lecture by Prof. Dr. Ralf Stoecker on Inclusion, Diversity, and Participation

On June 18th, Prof. Dr. Ralf Stoecker, Senior Professor of Philosophy at Bielefeld University, delivered an inspiring lecture on the topic “Diversity at Eye Level – The Importance of Human Dignity for Our Understanding of Inclusion, Diversity, and Participation.” We are pleased to announce that the entire lecture is now available on YouTube.

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» Published on 20. June 2024

Online conversation: Do I say it? Dealing with disability, chronic or mental illness at work

On June 27, 2024, an online discussion with Dr. Jana Bauer will take place in cooperation with the ZAB and the Career Service of Bielefeld University. The topic: How to find an individually suitable strategy to communicate or not communicate one's own disability or chronic illness in the application process and in the job. The discussion will reflect on relevant aspects of this decision-making process. Arguments will be presented to provide more clarity on how to deal with a disability or chronic illness in the work context. There will then be an opportunity to ask questions and engage in discussion.

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» Published on 13. June 2024

UniMaps 2.0 - Alpha Testers Wanted

This year we have been working intensively on developing UniMaps version 2.0. This version represents a completely new development and is based on a new technological foundation. The UniMaps application is currently in the alpha phase.

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» Published on 10. June 2024

Advice offered by SBV at the career entry fair <perspektive> : Applying with a disability or chronic illness

On Wednesday, June 12, 2024, the career entry fair will take place in the Central Hall of Bielefeld University. In addition to around 70 regional and national companies and institutions from all sectors offering insights into their companies, the Zentrale Anlaufstelle Barrierefrei - ZAB would also like to provide interested students, young graduates, doctoral candidates and postdocs from all subjects at Bielefeld University and Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences with information at the fair.

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» Published on 6. June 2024

Announcement: Lecture by Prof. Dr. Ralf Stoecker on Inclusion, Diversity, and Participation

An engaging lecture is upcoming as part of the ZAB-Forum on Accessibility. Prof. Dr. Ralf Stoecker, Senior Professor of Philosophy at Bielefeld University, will address the topic "Equality in Diversity – The Importance of Human Dignity for Our Understanding of Inclusion, Diversity, and Participation."

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» Published on 3. June 2024

Successful 6th Workshop on Accessible Documents at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

The 6th Workshop on Accessible Documents took place at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology from April 26th to 27th. Over 50 interested parties and experts gathered to exchange ideas, discuss and network.

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» Published on 2. May 2024

Webinar series on digital accessibility in teaching and at the university as a whole

Enabling a university for all and systematically improving digital accessibility in university teaching - these are the main goals of the SHUFFLE project. In a four-part webinar series (in German), we invite you to get to know the results of the SHUFFLE project, which will help you to make your teaching accessible and to evaluate the status of digital accessibility at your own university. 

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» Published on 18. April 2024

Lecture by Prof. Dr. Ralf Stoecker: Diversity at eye level - On the importance of human dignity for our understanding of inclusion, diversity and participation

As part of the ZAB Accessibility Forum, Ralf Stoecker, Senior Professor of Philosophy in Bielefeld, will be giving a lecture on "Diversity at eye level - On the importance of human dignity for our understanding of inclusion, diversity and participation". Since 2008 at the latest, when the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities came into force, it should be clear that everyone has the right to live in an inclusive and diverse society in which they can actively participate.

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» Published on 8. April 2024

Welcome to the summer term 2024!

Dear students, dear first-year students,

We are very happy to welcome you to Bielefeld University in the summer semester! We will provide you with support on all issues relating to studying with a disability or chronic or mental illness, from starting your studies to completing your doctorate.

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» Published on 2. April 2024

Not invisible on World Autism Awareness Day

In 2007, the United Nations designated 2 April as World Autism Awareness Day to affirm and promote the full realisation of all human rights and fundamental freedoms for autistic people on an equal basis with others. Under this year's motto "not invisible", we would like to draw attention to the more than 800,000 autistic people living in Germany alone.

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» Published on 28. March 2024

SHUFFLE spring meeting in Freiburg

This year's spring meeting of the SHUFFLE project took place in Freiburg on March 21 and 22. A total of 21 people from the four partner universities Bielefeld University, Stuttgart Media University and the Universities of Education in Heidelberg and Freiburg took part.

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» Published on 21. March 2024

4th ZAB Forum now on YouTube

At the last ZAB Forum Barrierefrei, Bielefeld professors Tanja Sappok, Sabine Steinke, Lara Keuck and Christian Brandt discussed the "Changeability and effectiveness of medical diagnoses" together with moderator Ninia LaGrande (in German language).

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» Published on 14. March 2024

Federal conference of the Representative Bodies for Severely Disabled Employees from March 12-14

Representatives of Bielefeld University's Representative Body for Severely Disabled Employees attended this year's Federal Conference of Representatives for Severely Disabled Employees. All representatives of severely disabled employees in Germany were invited to the conference, which provided insights into the work of disabled employees' representatives in all employer sectors, such as the public sector, corporations and companies as well as church institutions.

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» Published on 8. March 2024

In the shadow of gender equality: women with disabilities on International Women's Day

On the occasion of International Women's Day, we are taking a special look at the situation of women with disabilities - a group whose concerns are still too often ignored despite significant progress in gender equality. Almost one in five women worldwide is affected by a disability. In Germany, 12.3% of the female population was officially recognized as disabled in 2021. These figures do not reflect the full reality, as women who are chronically ill without an officially recognized degree of disability, for example, are not taken into account.

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