Inclusion and Accessibility

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Based on the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, RWTH's Inclusion Working Group has drawn up a six-year action plan for the University. On July 22, 2021, the Senate passed this action plan. In adopting it, the University calls upon all of its members to help implement the plan and contribute to making RWTH an inclusive university.

More information and numerous links on the topics of disability and chronic illness – of interest to students, prospective students, employees, and others – can be found on the web pages of the Rector's Staff Unit: Integration Team - Human Resources, Gender and Diversity Management, or IGaD for short. This is the main point of contact at the University for all questions regarding inclusion and also where the initiatives are managed.

An inclusion agreement (Inklusionsvereinbarung, only in German) was already signed for RWTH employees in 2019. This agreement, contact details and other useful information can be found on the pages of the Representative Council for Staff with Disabilities. For students with disabilities or chronic illnesses, VORSCHUB (Advising for Students With Disabilities and Chronic Illnesses) has compiled a variety of information and offers consultations.

If you notice any digital, structural or other obstacles to accessibility in the design of RWTH Aachen University's services, please do not hesitate to notify us of them using the reporting forms. We will make every effort to remove the remaining obstacles as quickly as possible.