Special offers from the UR for students with disabilities

Since the 2019/2020 winter semester, two mobile FM systems have been available for (temporary) loan to students with hearing impairments (including students with auditory processing disorders or AD(H)S).

The first system is intended for traditional lecture use: lecturers speak into a microphone that can be hung around the neck and transmits the spoken language directly to either the recipient's hearing aid or headphones, while fading out background noise.

The second system includes an additional microphone that can be passed around so that this system can also be used in seminars / events with interactive elements. The transmission is again either to the receiver's hearing aid or to headphones.

If you are interested, please contact: Stefanie.Feuerer​(at)​ur.de (opens your email program).

From the winter semester 2015/2016, a new quiet room will be available for all students with disabilities in the fundamental philosophical issues in theology building.

The room is equipped with an electrically height-adjustable couch, a workstation with an electrically height-adjustable table and several lockers for storing personal belongings. A washbasin is also available.

If you are interested in using the room, please get in touch with Dr Plank or Ms Feuerer (see contact persons).

A specially equipped microscope with an attached monitor is available for students with visual impairments. It can be borrowed for courses and qualification work. Due to the high cost and sensitivity of the device, special instruction on its use is required before borrowing.

Students who, due to their disability, are unable or only able to a very limited extent to make copies necessary for their studies and to borrow or return books from the library - whether from the branch library, interlibrary loan or the stacks - can make use of our literature service if required.

Activities of the literature service:

• Copying books and articles
• Borrowing and returning books from branch libraries
• Borrowing and returning books from the stacks and textbook collection
• Collection and return of books and articles from interlibrary loans
• Handing over books or copies at a meeting point on the university campus or in the Ludwig-Thoma hall of residence

The literature service itself is free of charge, but any material costs incurred must be borne by you.

CONTACT

Stefanie Feuerer
E-mail stefanie.feuerer@ur.de (opens your email program)

Students with visual impairments have access to (external link, opens in a new window) a barrier-free workstation (external link, opens in a new window) in room 5.19 C on the ground floor of the central library with the following equipment:

• Voice output: screen text or scanned text is read aloud
• Braille display: Screen text is converted into Braille
• Large screen with software for screen magnification
• Reader with video camera, printed text is enlarged on screen
• Windows PC with standard computer room software
• Access to e-media available via the campus network

The workstation has been supervised for a long time by Matthias Hartmann, who urgently requests consultation before using the workstation for the first time!

CONTACT

Matthias Hartmann
Central Library, ground floor, room 506 A (Central Library ground floor)
Phone 0941 943-1553
E-mail matthias.hartmann​(at)​ur.de (opens your email program)

The MultiMediaCentre also offers students who are blind or visually impaired the opportunity to have documents from the library's holdings scanned in various text and image formats free of charge.

On request, the materials can also be made available as audio files.

If you are interested, please contact

Nadine Schmidt-Dechant

Email: Nadine.Schmidt-Dechant​(at)​ur.de (opens your email program)

Telephone: 0941 943-69398

With our mobile hearing system, you can enjoy our events, readings (external link, opens in a new window) and training courses (external link, opens in a new window) without any worries, even if you have a hearing impairment.

• Our inductive neckloops are particularly suitable for CI and hearing aid wearers with a T-coil.
• Alternatively, you can also use headphones.

Please let us (external link, opens in a new window) know as early as possible if you would like to use this service - so that we can ensure that you can hear well.

In the Philosophicum 1 and 2 reading rooms, we are happy to provide you with gripping aids. You do not need a library card for this. Please ask at the circulation desks.

Further information on accessibility can be found on the University Library website. Link: /bibliothek/arbeiten/barrierefrei/index.html (external link, opens in a new window)

The barrier-free toilet in the Business and Law building is not yet in operation.