Accessibility

» Published on 6. July 2023

Gaming with your head: Dennis Winkens presented inclusive computer gaming at the 2nd ZAB - Forum Accessability

Dennis Winkens, better known as WheelyWorld on Twitch, is paraplegic from the neck down and supports other gamers with similar disabilities. He controls his computer, his games and everything else that goes with it exclusively with his mouth. As an ambassador for limitless gaming, he is committed to inclusion both within and beyond the gaming world.

» Published on 22. June 2023

2nd ZAB - Forum Accessibility: Gaming with the head - Inclusive gaming

Monday, July 3, 2023, 2 p.m., Room X-E0-002 (X-Building).

This time's guest is Dennis, known on Twitch as WheelyWorld. The avid gamer is paraplegic from the neck down and will introduce us to how he uses the QuadStick to play computer games as an "Ambassador for Gaming without Borders". He will report which added value computer games can have and where inclusion can be found in this area. Afterwards there will be the opportunity to play with and against Dennis!

» Published on 17. May 2023

New training series on accessibility

This series of events replaces and expands the previous training on the basics of digital accessibility. 

» Published on 5. May 2023

Successful start of the 1st ZAB - Forum Accessibility with Raúl Krauthausen

In a fully occupied lecture hall, Rector Prof. Dr. Gerhard Sagerer opened the first ZAB - Forum Accessibility on the occasion of today's protest day for the equality of people with disabilities. Under the motto "Shaping the future without barriers", the event was also implemented as barrier-free as possible - a novelty at our university.

» Published on 3. May 2023

Representatives of the severely disabled visit the ZAB

Confidential representatives of the disabled representatives of the universities of Darmstadt and Fulda as well as the main disabled representative of the Hessian Ministry of Science and Art and the representative for students with disabilities of the University of Darmstadt visited the Accessible Services. Various topics on working and studying with disabilities were the focus of the exchange. 

» Published on 20. April 2023

AccessAbility - 2nd run successfully kicked off!

The Accessability Services' peer mentoring program "AccessAbility" has been launched on Wednesday, April 19, 2023, with its first workshop for mentors and mentees. Altogether, 14 students with disabilities, chronic or mental illness participate. They will support each other in tandems, benefit from the workshops offered, and get to know the diverse and extensive support and counseling services offered by Bielefeld University. We are pleased to welcome these motivated participants and wish them all the best for the summer semester 2023!

» Published on 12. April 2023

1st ZAB - Forum Barrierefrei: Reading by Raúl Krauthausen

Thursday, 04 May 2023, 4 p.m., Room X-E0-001 (X-Building)

Rector Prof. Gerhard Sagerer opens the first ZAB - Forum Barrierefrei under the motto "Shaping the future barrier-free" of this year's European Day of Protest for the Equality of People with Disabilities. The activist Raúl Krauthausen provides inspiration about what it takes to make society accessible. He reads from his new book " Those who want inclusion will find a way. Those who don't want it will find excuses."

» Published on 6. April 2023

For the beginning of the term

We welcome all students and employees to the start of the new term!
In the summer term 2023, the ZAB has many offers for students and employees in its portfolio. 

» Published on 22. March 2023

Report about DACHS on Deutschlandfunk Campus & Career

Currently, Deutschlandfunk Campus & Karriere reports in a radio report about the approved DACHS project of the Central Accessibility Contact Point. 

From Dlf Audiothek | Campus & Career | Studying without barriers: New project at Bielefeld University.

» Published on 14. February 2023

DACHS project is funded

» Published on 8. February 2023

Peers & Pizza

Last Thursday evening, the participants of the ZAB peer mentoring programme met for pizza and games to ring in the lecture-free period and exchange experiences.

» Published on 3. February 2023

New training programme starts

In 2023, we will start a new training programme. It replaces the previous training on the "Basics of Digital Accessibility" and is intended to enable a deeper exchange between lecturers and participants on the one hand, and on the other hand, participants should learn and practice how to implement accessibility themselves.

» Published on 25. January 2023

An informative visit: Working Group 3 of the Faculty of Education at the ZAB

On 23 January 2023, the lecturers of Working Group 3 (AG3) of the Faculty of Education at Bielefeld University visited ZAB - Zentrale Anlaufstelle Barrierefrei  to learn more about its tasks and goals and to get to know the ZAB's services for students and employees with disabilities or chronic illnesses.

» Published on 17. January 2023

Welcome to the new year!

Welcome to the new year! We hope you all had a relaxing and fulfilling time during the holidays. ZAB is now moving forward at full speed, because we are also looking forward to many exciting projects in the New Year.

» Published on 13. December 2022

SHUFFLE-Excursion to the Czech Republic

This week, the SHUFFLE team visited the Teiresias Centre at Masaryk University in Brno and the Pyramida Centre at the University of Ostrava. In various workshops and discussions, the participants exchanged ideas about the implementation of Universal Design at universities and the needs of students with disabilities or chronic illnesses. The various interesting insights gained will be of great benefit to the SHUFFLE project and the ZAB.