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Contents: Before the start of the term, During the first session, During the term, After the term. To meet everyone’s needs and enable you to use these resources whenever and wherever you like, this checklist, along with two others on the topics of ‘Digital Te...

Contents: The importance of accessibility; legal framework. With growing awareness of the diversity of the student body, the issues of accessibility and inclusion are becoming increasingly important in higher education (Voß-Nakkour et al., 2023 & Rustemeier et...

Contents: Distinction between theory and definition, explanation of terms. Models must be clearly distinguished from theories and definitions. Whilst a theory aims to systematically explain interrelationships and consists of scientifically substantiated statem...

Contents: Plurality of interpretations, interpretative frameworks, context-dependence. As the concept of disability encompasses an extremely diverse group of people, and given that the various specialist fields (rehabilitation sciences, special pedagogy, thera...

Contents: Disability as an individual deficit, origins and development, reliance on expert opinion. The individual or medical model locates disability primarily within the body or mind of the individual. Disability is understood as an individual "problem" and ...

Contents: Disability as an interaction between the individual and the environment, origins and development, transition between individual and social approaches. The relational model views disability as the result of the interaction between individual circumsta...

Contents: Disability as a form of social disadvantage, origins and development, parallels with other marginalised groups. The minority model interprets disability as a form of social disadvantage, comparable to the experiences of other groups facing discrimina...

Contents: Impairment versus disability, origins and development, consideration of external factors, criticism of the continuing focus on deficits. The social model draws a clear distinction between impairment and disability. Whilst impairments are understood a...

Contents: Disability as a cultural construct, origins and development, notions of normality and related discourses, focus on body images. The cultural model views disability as discursive and culturally constructed. It focuses on notions of normality, systems ...

Contents: Disability as a positive identity, origins and development, further development of the social model. The affirmative model represents a deliberate alternative to deficit-oriented perspectives. Disability is understood as a positive aspect of social i...

Contents: Disability as a human rights issue, origins and development, basis for the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The human rights model views disability as a matter of rights, participation and state obligations. It forms the basi...

Egen, Ch., & Waldhoff, H.-P. (2023). Modelle von Behinderung und historische Entwicklungslinien von Behinderungsprozessen. Ein prozesssoziologischer Versuch. Zeitschrift für Soziologie, 52(2), 191–212. https://doi.org/10.1515/zfsoz-2023-2015 Hirschberg, M. (20...

Contents: Accessible teaching materials, learning management system, rooms. Teaching materials When planning the lecture term, a key aspect of accessible teaching is the provision of accessible materials. In line with Universal Design for Learning (UDL), an ap...

Contents: Open communication, assessing needs, transparency. Open communication and assessing needs Particularly at the start of the semester, teaching staff can lay the foundations for an accessible learning environment. A respectful and appreciative approach...

Contents: Organising sessions, consultation hours, points of contact. Structure of sessions Even during the semester, as a lecturer, you can consistently make a significant contribution to an accessible and inclusive learning and teaching environment through a...