Information
The important topic of accessibility at universities is the focus of a public symposium to look at it from different angles.
The event entitled "Barrier-free teaching and learning" on Wednesday, 7 May 2025, is being organized by Fachhochschule Dortmund in cooperation with its partner university UAS Technikum Wien. Employees from the Faculties of Applied Social Studies and Information Technology, from the Ruhr Master School and from the Institute for Higher Education Didactics "Institute for Higher Education Didactics" will be involved in the program.
All interested parties are invited to the symposium and can attend free of charge after registering - either on site or online. We recommend attending in person so that you can also try out the "experience area", where, for example, visual and walking impairments can be simulated.
Program
- 16.00-16.30: Lecture by Iris Nemec (FH Technikum Wien):
"Barrierfree Design for Teaching and Learning - BERTL introduces itself" - 16.30-17.00: Lecture by Sarah Langer (UAS Technikum Wien): "Inclusion International"
- 17.00-17.30: Lecture by Wolfgang Schmidt-Sielex (Fachhochschule Dortmund, ILIAS Competence Center) and Luisa Wessel (Fachhochschule Dortmund, Faculty of Applied Social Studies): "Supporting digital accessibility at universities, focus on hearing technology"
- 17.30-18.00: (requested) Lecture by a graduate of Prof. Dr. Felderhoff (Fachhochschule Dortmund, Faculty of Information Technology): "Wearables: New vest for the visually impaired"
- 18.00-19.00: Experience area and networking, including these areas:
- Simulating visual impairments (glasses, long cane)
- VR simulation
- Walking disability: wheelchair (requested), rollator
- Mini-workshop on working in inclusive teams