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Orientation and Accessibility at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam
Accessibility at universities is of central importance in order to provide all students, staff and visitors with equal access to the campus and to education. This starts with good orientation on campus.
What does it mean for a public institution to plan barrier-free orientation? How can a comprehensive needs analysis be carried out in which people with and without disabilities have a voice? How can a constructive, joint process be initiated?
The last few months have shown that we have grown together at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam: As part of the planning of an inclusive orientation system under the direction of Prof Christina Poth, needs for better orientation on campus were collected in the summer semester of 2024. Students from the Designstudio Leitsystem organised a feedback week together with the Inclusion Advisory Board under the motto "Hinkommen, Reinkommen, Klarkommen". The project team received over 100 requests in this way. There was also the opportunity to submit further needs and ideas digitally and on site throughout the semester.
The results of the feedback week provide those involved in the project at Studio Leitsystem and the university with valuable pointers for the further development of an inclusive and accessible campus at University of Applied Sciences Potsdam. Project results will be presented on this page and in public presentations at the university in the coming months.
Organisation
Inclusion Advisory Board of the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam
chaired by the Representative for the Interests of University Members with Disabilities
and the Design Studio Leitsystem
of the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam
under the direction of Prof. Christina Poth
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