5. People involved in the process

Contents: Stakeholders, typical roles of stakeholders.

The content has been taken from Gattermann-Kaspar (2018) and adapted.

Counsellor for Students with impairment, chronich or mental illness (e.g. Central Student Advisory Service, as an independent counselling centre)

Advice on examination regulations, requirements, measures and the procedure (application, evidence, dealing with rejection).
If applicable, comment on the application, either by a statement in favour or against or by a detailed written statement.

Representative for students with disability and chronic illness (e.g. simultaneously as a counsellor or as a representative who focuses on structural tasks)

Advice on examination regulations, requirements, measures and the procedure (application, evidence, dealing with rejection).
If necessary, comment on the application or exercise legally anchored participation rights, e.g. through a declaration of approval or rejection, written statement or discussion with the responsible examination body/examiners.

Teaching staff

See 4. Measures concerning you.

Administrative unit responsible for examinations (e.g. examination office, study office)

Informing and advising on the procedure (application, suitable evidence, dealing with the rejection of an application for disadvantage compensation).
If necessary, also provide information or advice on requirements and measures.

Examination Board (Chair) (where applicable, another body responsible for examinations)

Decide on applications and document decisions.
Draw up (or arrange for the drawing up of) detailed and reasoned decisions, particularly where an application is rejected.
Where appropriate, provide advice on the legal basis for assessments, eligibility criteria, measures and the procedure (submission of applications, appropriate supporting evidence and, where applicable, the rejection of an application for compensation for disadvantage).
Where appropriate, organise the implementation of measures to compensate for disadvantage.

Actors responsible for implementing disadvantage compensation measures (e.g. examiner, study office, Central Student Advisory Service, especially for the use of aids and conversion of documents into accessible formats)

Provide personnel and technical support for written or oral examinations as well as rooms and invigilators.
Provide examination tasks and any permitted written aids, e.g. laws, in accessible formats or have them converted into such formats.
Inform students, examiners and supervisors (only) to the extent necessary, e.g. about measures affecting the examination process.
For measures that affect deadlines, enter changed deadlines in the campus management system.

Students (as applicants)

Submit an application for disadvantage compensation, observe the formal requirements and deadlines.
Obtain suitable evidence for the application, if necessary have new evidence prepared by medical or psychotherapeutic practitioners.

Applicants may not be assigned other tasks!

(Specialist) medical or psychotherapeutic practitioners (as external actors)

Preparation of certificates or reports on the effects of existing health impairments or illnesses on study- and examination-relevant activities for their patients or clients.