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Email correspondence
Content: Structure, Formalities, Appendices, Best Practices. In everyday university life, most communication takes place via email. To ensure that all recipients can access the information provided without difficulty, accessibility is crucial. The following se...
Sign language
Content: Sign language, German sign language, Sign language interpreter, Recommendations for you as a teacher. Sign languages are ‘visual-manual languages’ (Deutscher Gehörlosen-Bund e. V., 2020), characterised by both their own grammar and their own vocabular...
Making Office Hours Accessible
Content: Show awareness, Organising office hours, Points of contact. Students come to your office hours with a wide range of concerns. As well as needing clarification regarding examinations and academic performance, individual issues may also be a factor. The...
Respectful Collaboration
Content: Guidance on how to interact, Guidance for collaboration, Recommendations for you as teaching staff. At first glance, a guide on how to interact with students with impairment, chronic or mental illnesses might seem outdated – as if respectful interacti...
List of References
Email correspondence Abou-Zahra, S. (2024, 25. Juni). Cognitive and learning. W3C. Abgerufen am 17. Oktober 2025, von https://www.w3.org/WAI/people-use-web/abilities-barriers/cognitive/ Agentur Barrierefrei NRW. (o. D.). Barrierefreie E-Mails. Abgerufen am 30....
Study environment and workspaces at the accessibility services (ZAB)
Content: Design of the study environment, ZAB student workspaces, Recommendations for you as teaching staff. Design of the study environment Libraries and study rooms are not suitable places for all students to revise course material, let alone to learn it. So...
Checklist
Content: Audio track, video track, playback/download. The links in each checklist item lead directly to the relevant information in the implementation guide. There you will find specific guidance on how to implement the respective aspects. The order and catego...
1. Audio track
Content: Speaking pace, pronunciation, relevant information, visual information. 1.1 Speaking pace Communication takes place at a moderate speaking pace and uses short sentences. Further information What does this mean? The person presenting information in a v...
2. Video track
Content: Background, lip movements, relevant information, subtitles, visual information, contrasts, flashing images, sign language, visual effects. 2.1 Background The background contrasts clearly with other elements and is neutral overall. Further information...
3. Playback/download.
Content: Options, metadata, download. 3.1 Options Options such as subtitles, DGS translation, volume, video player, etc. can be switched on and off. Further information What does this mean? Options such as subtitles, DGS translation (German Sign Language), vol...
List of References
Kuhlmann, J., Bergmann, S., Günter, J. & Stormer, C. (2025). Materialpaket barrierefreie Lehre. SHUFFLE – Hochschulinitiative digitale Barrierefreiheit für Alle, Bielefeld University (Released under a CC BY 4.0 licence). Retrieved on 18 January 2026, from http...