Information & services for people with special needs
Diversity Award 2021
Library wins the UDE Diversity Award 2021 for its
conversion service for the visually impaired
Your contact persons
in the library Duisburg campus
Gabriele Komossa
sssb.ub@uni-due.de
+49 203 37 92013
User Services, LK Library
Essen campus
Annika Malotke
sssb.ub@uni-due.de
+49 201 18 33720
User Services, GW/GSW Library
at the UDE Inclusion counseling center
Daniela De Wall
Verena Herwig
Inclusion Advisors
abz.handicap@uni-due.de
at the UDE Representative of the severely disabled
Silvia Mölders
Representative of severely disabled persons
schwerbehindertenvertretung@uni-due.de
Services
UDE services
- Campus guide - for everyone with a wheelchair, stroller etc.:
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.
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
+49 201 18 33720
User Services
GW/GSW Library (Essen)
Gabriele Komossa
sssb.ub@uni-due.de
+49 203 37 92013
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
- no barrier-free access to the library areas (fire doors without electric 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
- no barrier-free access to the library areas (fire doors without electric door openers)
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 GW/GSW 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 GW/GSW 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 persons with impaired vision
The LK Library (Duisburg) and the GW/GSW Library (Essen) each have a PC workstation for visually impaired persons. The workstations are located on the ground floor near the service counters.
The PCs have a Braille display, a mobile camera system with cross-table and are equipped with the JAWS and ZOOM programmes.
Registration is required to use the PC.
Please make an appointment:
- by email to information.ub@uni-due.de or
- by phone:
- +49 203 37 92010 (Duisburg, LK Library)
- +49 201 18 33727 (Essen, GW/GSW Library)
Additional services
Do you have questions?
We will be happy to help you:
- in person,
- on the phone,
- via videochat or
- by email.
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.
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.
