Accessibility contacts at TU Dresden

There are various contact persons at TU Dresden who can provide you with advice and support on the subject of accessibility.

Central contact point

The Unit Diversity Management is the coordination and networking point for all activities undertaken to improve equal opportunities at TU Dresden. One of the focal points of its work is the inclusion of people with disabilities.
The Inclusion Advisory Board is the central networking body for the inclusion of people with disabilities and chronic illnesses at TU Dresden.
The employer's inclusion officers provide support with the barrier-free design of classrooms and buildings. They also advise doctoral students with employment contracts.

As contact persons for all questions regarding studying with a health impairment at TU Dresden, the representatives for students with disabilities and chronic illnesses offer support in deciding and applying for a degree course, organizing their studies and graduating.
Among other things, the Admissions Office provides support with hardship applications and clarification of study requirements.
Individual personal advice is available from the Interessengemeinschaft Studium und Behinderung (IGB) .
The ServiceCenter Studium and the Central Student Advisory Service can help with uncertainties, doubts and problems in all phases of your studies.
Students can seek advice from students at the Student Council (StuRA). There is also a special contact person for questions about studying with disabilities.
The Studentenwerkalso helps with questions about studying with disabilities.

The Working Group Services Disability and Studies (AG SBS) not only advises and supports affected students and prospective students, e.g. through a transfer service for the preparation of accessible literature, but also offers regular training courses for lecturers and staff on the creation of accessible documents.
The Dresden Writing Center is the central point of contact for academic writing and key study and career-related skills.
The Center for Continuing Education provides an overview of continuing education courses and advice for lecturers on accessible university teaching.

Unit 4.5 Unit Safety at Work advises and supports all employees and students on occupational safety, health and fire protection.
The Career Service provides advice on starting a career and also offers an application document check.
Unit 9.4 Occupational Health Services provides tips on health protection and is committed to actively promoting a healthy lifestyle.
The Personnel Representation Council represents the interests of employees vis-à-vis the public employer and is committed to their well-being.
The Representative of Employees with Disabilities promotes the recruitment of people with disabilities and provides advice.

The project Bildungsfachkräfte - Quabis enables and trains people with so-called "cognitive impairments" as knowledge mediators to shape teaching at universities.
The project Inclusive University 2: Quality Analysis of Inclusive Universities aims to optimize measures for inclusive universities through evaluation and assessment.
The project Inclusive in Teaching and Counseling evaluates which knowledge about which understanding of inclusion prevails among academic advisors.

Existing barriers at TU Dresden - whether digital, structural or on another level - can be reported centrally via the Barriers Reporting Office.
The central point of contact for websites in general, but also for accessibility on the web, is Unit 7.5 Web and Video.
The Verso Group is a company that promotes comprehension-oriented language in the public context. Graduate linguists develop accessible and understandable communication formats for institutions and companies. It also offers lectures and training on accessible communication.