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A person is considered to have a recognized disability if the Benefits Office has determined that their degree of disability (GdB) is 50 or higher.

Screen readers are software programmes. This software converts text, buttons, images and other on-screen elements into speech or Braille, enabling users to hear the information or feel it via a Braille display. This allows them to use computers, smartphones an...

For people with disabilities, self-determination is of central importance because it implies the right and the ability to make autonomous decisions about one’s own life. This includes having adequate choices in shaping their daily lives, choosing where to live...

A shutdown refers to a withdrawal and disengagement response to extreme overwhelm, stress or sensory overload. Those affected often appear calm, apathetic or ‘unresponsive’ to others; they withdraw and barely respond when spoken to. A shutdown is an involuntar...

Student assistance provides personalised support for students with disabilities or chronic illnesses. Its aim is to enable students to participate in their studies on an equal footing. Assistance helps to break down disability-related barriers in everyday stud...

Synchronous teaching: The teacher and students take part in a course at the same time, within a clearly defined period with fixed start and end times. Asynchronous teaching: takes place independently of time and location. The lecturer and students do not inter...

Palantypists enable people with hearing impairments, for example, to engage with spoken content by transcribing it quickly and accurately. This can be done verbatim or in summarised form. The real-time nature of written interpreting is crucial, as it enables p...

Tactile floor plans help blind, visually impaired and sighted people to find their way around by presenting the layout of buildings, rooms or outdoor areas in a tactile format, and in some cases also using high-contrast colours. Raised lines and textures, amon...

A tactile ground guidance system is an arrangement of textured paving slabs or strips that provide orientation and safely guide people who are blind or visually impaired by allowing them to feel the surface with their feet or a white cane. Tactile paving syste...

Participation refers to the right and opportunity of all people to play an active part in, and to benefit from, all areas of society – such as education, work, politics, culture and leisure. In the context of disability, participation means that people with di...

Universal Design refers to the design and planning of an environment so that it can be accessed, understood and used by as many people as possible, regardless of their age, height, abilities or disabilities. The concept of Universal Design is aimed at maximisi...

Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is an educational design principle that aims to design learning environments from the outset in such a way that they are accessible, flexible and usable for as many learners as possible – regardless of individual abilities, ...

Invisible disabilities, or chronic conditions, are health impairments that are not immediately apparent to others, such as mental health conditions, migraines, tinnitus, fatigue or learning difficulties. Although they are not visible on the outside, they can h...

A design principle that describes whether an object – e.g. a table, washbasin or information desk – is designed in such a way that a wheelchair can be manoeuvred underneath it. This is essential for the independent use of facilities by people with reduced mobi...

Augmentative and Alternative Communication refers to all methods and aids that help people to express themselves when spoken language is not, not yet, or no longer possible. The aim of Augmentative and Alternative Communication is to enable people with limited...

Subtitles are usually used to assist with audiovisual media. They help people with hearing impairments ranging from mild to severe, as well as those who are deaf. Subtitles can also assist people who do not understand the spoken language fluently. Subtitles re...