Inclusive University of Applied Sciences

Information and services for students with mobility impairments

  • Bochum University of Applied Sciences is largely accessible to wheelchair users
  • Many doors have electric door openers and all buildings have lifts with accessible buttons
  • Height-adjustable desks are available in many areas. The canteen and the BOlounge also have tables reserved for wheelchair users
  • There are quiet rooms and accessible toilet facilities at all campuses

Information and services for students with visual impairments

  • Tactile guidance systems are available at the Health Campus and Campus Velbert/Heiligenhaus
  • All lifts are equipped with audio announcements and buttons positioned at different heights, with floor numbers indicated in Braille and raised pyramid lettering
  • Lecture halls and many seminar rooms are equipped with induction loop systems
  • The doors of rooms commonly used by students are fitted with signs in Braille and raised pyramid lettering
  • The Business Library is located on the sixth floor of the AW building at the Central Campus. A separate room houses a workstation designed for visually impaired users, equipped with a magnification device. A Braille keyboard can be borrowed from the library's information desk
  • There are quiet rooms and accessible toilet facilities at all campuses

Information and support for students with neurodivergence

  • Quiet rooms are available at all campuses
  • Student Coaching specifically for neurodivergent students
  • The student network “Neuronaut*innen” for neurodivergence offers a safe and supportive space for students living with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and/or autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Further information and registration can be found on the following website.

 


We at the Inclusion Advisory Service would be happy to provide you with detailed information in person regarding the accessibility of the buildings, rooms and libraries that are important for your studies.
You can find contact details at the Inclusion Advisory Service.

All the services offered by the Central Student Advisory Service are explicitly aimed at students with chronic illnesses, impairments and/or neurodivergence! You can find all the courses on offer on the Central Student Advisory Service website.

Contact persons

Representation for employees with severe impairments, chronic illnesses or disabilities
Wiebke Hoppstädter
Wiebke Hoppstädter
Nursing, Midwifery and Therapy Sciences
Room: 4421
Dipl.-Bibl. Sabine Westermann
Room: AW 5-25 (Bibliotheksverwaltung)

Employer’s representatives

The employer’s representatives are responsible for promoting the inclusion of people with disabilities at the university and for ensuring that the legal requirements regarding the employment of people with severe disabilities are met.

Gilda Gerlach
Room: 5215
+49 234 36186 1120
+49 234 36186 1920