UL: Information & services for people with special needs

Diversity Award 2021
UL wins the UDE Diversity Award 2021 for its conversion service for the visually impaired

More about the Diversity Award 2021     

Your contact persons

in the library Duisburg campus

Gabriele Komossa
sssb.ub@uni-due.de
+49 (0) 203 379 2013
User Services, LK Library

Essen campus

Annika Malotke
sssb.ub@uni-due.de
+49 (0) 201 183 3720
User Services, Humanities and Social Sciences Library

Services at UA Ruhr libraries

UL Dortmund

  • Sehkon - catalog for the blind and visually impaired:
    Sehkon lists media for people with a visual impairment with citable converted literature in German-speaking countries. It currently has over 14.000 references. Sehkon also lists planned conversions so that costly duplicate productions can be avoided.

    Go to Sehkon

Especially for students with visual impairment

UL staff members are working to convert educational materials from a PDF format for you into reader-friendly EPUB, Word, or other formats as needed.

Take advantage of our offer and get in touch with our contact persons.

Annika Malotke

sssb.ub@uni-due.de
+49 (0) 201 183 3720
User Services
Humanities and Social Sciences Library (Essen)

Gabriele Komossa

sssb.ub@uni-due.de
+49 (0) 203 379 2013
User Services
LK Library (Duisburg)

Especially for students with reduced hearing ability

A portable inductive hearing system (LoopHear) is available in all branch libraries (exception: Medical Library), which enables hearing aid users to receive audio signals via the hearing aid without interference.

An induction loop transmits audio signals clearly and free of other distracting noise in the environment the hearing-impaired listener. For library users, who don't have a hearing aid or a "T" (telecoil) button at their device, earphones are available.

Please contact the service desk in the respective branch library.

Barrier-free access to the branch libraries & lifts

Duisburg campus LK Library

  • Lotharstr. 65
  • main entrance with automatic sliding doors
  • a lift is available:
    • all floors accessible by lift
    • floors and door opening and closing are announced
    • the buttons are placed at wheelchair user level
  • library offices not accessible to wheelchair users (fire doors without automatic door openers)
  • lift from level 3.5 to level 3
  • some emergency exits only accessible via 3 steps upwards and one step downstairs

Duisburg campus MC Library

  • Lotharstr. 1
  • wheelchair accessible
  • the library is situated on the 2nd floor
  • a lift is available
  • limited access to the library areas
  • adjustable turnstile, can be opened to pass through

Duisburg campus BA Library

  • Bismarckstr. 81
  • wheelchair accessible automatic door near the main entrance and on the back of the building
  • the library is situated on the 1st floor
  • a lift is available:
    • floors and door opening and closing are announced
    • the buttons are placed at wheelchair user level
  • automatic door opener at library entrance door

Essen campus Humanities and Social Sciences Library

  • Universitätsstr. 9 - 11
  • broader entrance via ramp with 10% incline from the campus / courtyard (between R09 and R11)
  • 1st and 2nd floor are accessible via lifts
  • the library hall ('Bibliothekssaal') is accessible for disabled people

University Medical Centre Medical Library

  • Hufelandstr. 55 (University Hospital, Essen-Holsterhausen)
  • wheelchair accessible
  • a lift and ramps are available within the building

Facilities

Duisburg campus LK Library

  • on the ground floor

Duisburg campus MC Library

  • on the ground floor in the MC building (MC006)
  • on the ground floor in the MG building (MC004)

Duisburg campus BA Library

  • on the ground floor in the BA building (BA047, near the main entrance)
  • on the ground floor in the BB and BC buildings

Essen campus Humanities and Social Sciences Library

  • in the R12 building (close to the Café Rosso entrance),
  • in R11 R01 (at the entrance beneath the underpass between R12 and R11)
  • in the S07 building (ground floor)

University Medical Centre Medical Library

  • on the ground floor

PC workstations for students with visual impairment

The LK Library (Duisburg) and the Humanities and Social Sciences Library (Essen) each have a PC for the visually impaired

The PCs have a Braille line, a mobile camera system with cross table and are equipped with the programs JAWS and ZOOM.

The workplaces are located on the ground floor close to the information desks. Registration is required to use the PC. Please make an appointment by e-mail via information.ub@uni-due.de or by phone using 0203-379-2010 (Duisburg, LK Library) or 0201-183-3727 (Essen, Humanities and Social Sciences Library).

Additional services

Do you have questions?

We will be happy to help you:

  • in person,
  • on the phone,
  • via videochat or
  • by email.
General support (Information Services)

Do you need literature?

Our web form is available for written enquiries.

You can also use it to submit lists of books or essays you need. We will search out the desired sources for you and place them at the lending desk.

To the contact form

Would you like to use a locker?

Users with special needs can obtain easily accessible lockers at a comfortable height.

If you need a locker, please contact the staff at the circulation desk.

 

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