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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...

  Content: 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 a...

Topics: 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 f...

Topics: 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 f...

Contents: Provision of materials, examination formats, course evaluation. Provision of materials Even after the lecture period, you as a lecturer can make an important contribution to accessibility. This includes, first and foremost, ensuring that online resou...

Fisseler, B. (2015). Universal Design in the Context of Inclusion and Participation – International Insights and Perspectives. Law & Practice of Rehabilitation, 2, 45–51.  https://www.researchgate.net/publication/278453172_Universal_Design_im_Kontext_von_Inklu...

Contents: Before the session, During the session, After the session. To meet everyone’s needs and enable you to use these resources whenever and wherever you like, this checklist, along with two further checklists on the topics ‘Digital Teaching – Planning wit...

Contents: Atmosphere/interaction, performance, materials/methods, creating structure. To meet everyone’s needs and enable you to use these resources whenever and wherever you like, this checklist, along with two further checklists on the topics ‘Digital Teachi...

Kuhlmann, J., Bergmann, S., Günter, J., & Stormer, C. (2025). Materialpaket barrierefreie Lehre. SHUFFLE – Hochschulinitiative digitale Barrierefreiheit für Alle, Universität Bielefeld (Released under a CC BY 4.0 licence). Retrieved on 20 January 2026, from ht...

Contents: General, Document, Worksheet, Table, Cell, Text, Illustration, Chart, Grouping, Export/Print. The links in the individual checkpoints lead directly to the relevant information in the implementation guide. There you will find specific guidance on impl...

Content: References to objects, use of colours, colours for conveying information.. 1.1 References to objects A reference to internal or external textual or graphical objects must be made by explicitly naming them, not solely on the basis of a description of t...

Content: Title of the document, main language. 2.1 Title of the document The title is included in the metadata; it should be meaningful and easy to understand. Further information What does this mean? It is important to ensure that a document’s title is easy t...

Contents: Names, Order, Tables, Contents, Notes, Save, Heading/Instructions, Locking. 3.1 Names Worksheets should have meaningful and easily understandable names. These names should be distinct from those of other worksheets. Further information What does this...

Content: Labels/Names, Header Row, Nested Tables, Complex Tables, Contrast, Empty Rows. 4.1 Labels/Names Tables are identified as such, have a unique name, and a meaningful label. Further information What does this mean? In Excel, identifying tables means high...

Content: Text Cells, Order, Arrangement. 5.1 Text Cells Text cells that contain only letters should contain only short text entries. These texts are left-aligned, unlike numbers. Further information What does this mean? In Excel, cells are formatted according ...

Content: Font, Emphasis, Hyperlinks. 6.1 Font The font should be sans serif, for example Arial or Helvetica, and neither too bold nor too thin. Further information What does this mean? It is advisable to choose a sans-serif font that is neither too bold nor to...

Content: Chart Generation, Names, Alt Text, Description, Text Graphics, Contrast, Animated Graphics. 7.1 Chart Generation A chart is generated in Excel on the basis of a table of data. Further information What does this mean? Excel is a program designed for pr...