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Lecture by Prof. Dr. Ralf Stoecker: Diversity at eye level - On the importance of human dignity for our understanding of inclusion, diversity and participation
Published on 18. April 2024
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.
[Weiterlesen]Welcome to the summer term 2024!
Published on 8. April 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.[Weiterlesen]
Not invisible on World Autism Awareness Day
Published on 2. April 2024
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.[Weiterlesen]
SHUFFLE spring meeting in Freiburg
Published on 28. March 2024
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.[Weiterlesen]
4th ZAB Forum now on YouTube
Published on 21. March 2024
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).[Weiterlesen]
Federal conference of the Representative Bodies for Severely Disabled Employees from March 12-14
Published on 14. March 2024
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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In the shadow of gender equality: women with disabilities on International Women's Day
Published on 8. March 2024
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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Rare are many - International Rare Disease Day
Published on 29. February 2024
300 million people worldwide are affected by a rare disease. That's 1 in
20, so rare is not rare! This year is a very special Rare Disease Day,
because today is the rarest International Rare Disease Day.
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New competence center to promote digital accessibility at universities
Published on 26. February 2024
Universities play a decisive role in the digital transformation of our
society. In order to live up to this responsibility and ensure equal
participation for all students and employees, the new Competence Center
for Barrier-Free Digital University Administration.NRW of the Disabled
Persons' Representation / ZAB - Zentrale Anlaufstelle Barrierefrei will
sustainably promote digital accessibility at universities in North
Rhine-Westphalia.[Weiterlesen]
SHUFFLE Continues
Published on 8. February 2024
The collaborative project SHUFFLE is set to continue its funding through the "Innovation in Higher Education Teaching" foundation, which has approved an extension until the end of December 2025, extending the original duration by 17 months. [Weiterlesen]
Current training series on the topic of accessibility
Published on 1. February 2024
The new ZAB training series with three events on the topic of accessibility for staff will start soon. The events cover various aspects, from the basics of disability to practical exercises on creating accessible materials and websites in the Roxen CMS. [Weiterlesen]
Postcards with a message: raising awareness of accessibility
Published on 18. January 2024
The ZAB - Accessability Services are launching a distribution campaign
of free postcards that are not only visually appealing, but also
creatively address the topics of disability, equality for people with
disabilities or chronic illnesses and accessibility.[Weiterlesen]
Interdisciplinary panel discussion at the ZAB Forum Barrier-free
Published on 12. December 2023
On November 28, 2023, the ZAB welcomed six guests to the Forum
Barrierefrei: Professors Lara Keuck, Tanja Sappok, Christian Brandt and
Sabine Steinke discussed the highly topical subject of "Changeability
and effectiveness of medical diagnoses" with moderator Ninia LaGrande
and the audience. The event was introduced by Prof. Dr. med. Hornberg,
Dean of the OWL Faculty of Medicine. The event was introduced by Prof.
Dr. med. Hornberg, Dean of the OWL Faculty of Medicine.
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Symposium "Studying with mental illness: Current findings and need for action on the way to an inclusive university"
Published on 16. November 2023
Mental illness is by far the most common form of impairment among
students with disabilities or chronic illnesses. At Bielefeld
University, almost 60% of students with a disability or chronic illness
state that they are affected by a mental illness. Mental illness has a
particularly detrimental effect on studies. Almost 84% of affected
students report that their illness affects their studies to a moderate
to very high degree.[Weiterlesen]
Interdisciplinary panel discussion on the changeability and effectiveness of medical diagnoses
Published on 9. November 2023
Tuesday, November 28, 2023 from 16:15 to 17:45 in room X-E0-001 and via livestream.
At the next ZAB Forum
Barrierefrei, four professors from the fields of medicine and philosophy
from Bielefeld University will be guests: Together with moderator Ninia
LaGrande, Tanja Sappok, Sabine Steinke, Lara Keuck and Christian Brandt
will discuss the changeability and effectiveness of medical diagnostics. Prof.
Dr. Claudia Hornberg, Dean of the OWL Faculty of Medicine, will deliver
the welcome address.
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