Accessibility

The new desktop application "Bielefelder Barrierefreie Gesetzessammlung" (BBG) is a software project in the field of digital accessibility of the Accessibility Services (ZAB) in cooperation with the Chair of Civil Law, Civil Procedure Law, Methodology, Digitalisation Law and Legal Tech of the Faculty of Law. The BBG enables law students to use all exam-relevant texts free of charge and independently.

As a pilot project, the collection was used for the first time in a legal state examination last April. The application, which was approved as disadvantage compensation, enabled two blind students from Bielefeld University and the University of Münster to work independently with the examination questions. The ability to take exams without barriers is a central component for real equal opportunities in education.

In addition to the exam version, which is currently the most advanced for MacOS, a customised version for teaching will also be created in the near future. With additional functions and an expanded database, this should give all students access to any law.

Access to the open beta of the application is possible via the project website. We ask for bug reports, accessibility tips and requests via the public Gitlab or the ServiceDesk.