Diversity Room - one room for many

Since the summer semester of 2022, the Diversity Room on the Saarbrücken Campus, which was created in cooperation with the Campus Development and Construction Management Department and with funding from the Teaching and Studies Fund (Fonds Lehre und Studium - LuS), has also been available to students with disabilities or chronic illnesses. The Diversity Room serves, among other things, as a workstation with technical support for students with visual impairments or dyslexia, a place to take exams and a quiet room for students with autism spectrum disorders, ADHD or physical impairments. It is located in building E1 2, room 0.09.

Access is regulated by the KSB. If you would like to use the room, please contact: ksb(at)uni-saarland.de.

The resources in our Diversity Room

Enables magnification of analogue text and images for people with visual impairment

Brightness, contrast and colour contrast adjustable

Index Braille Basic-D V5

Generates Braille printouts

with 80 Braille modules

Enables blind people to work independently on the PC

Has JAWS Home SAS version 2018 (screen reader), ZoomText Fusion Home SMA (screen magnifier), MS Office.

Epson WorkForce Pro WF-4820DWF

Print, scan and copy function

Scan function, e.g. for preparing picked-up documents

Operation via touch screen

Individual adjustment of desk height to relieve back and neck strain, enables standing work

Accessibility for wheelchair users

suitable for nursing mothers

Pockets under the arm rests

resting facility for various medical conditions

For example, for people with ADHD or other types of neurodiversity, back problems or the like.

enables easier operation for students with visual impairment and motor impairments

with clip-on keyboard lamp

in the Diversity Room

usable for phone calls within the campus, as well as emergency calls

Foto von blauer Yogamatte, die auf dem Boden ausgebreitet ist — © CDM

geeignet für Yogaübungen und Gebete

Batch für Finalist*innen beim Impact of Diversity Award 2023 — © Impact of Diversity

Inclusive Workspace

In the "Impact of Diversity" competition, the CDM unit successfully entered the Inclusive Workplace category. The Diversity Room was judged a finalist and is one of the three best projects submitted in its category.

Award: Hochschulperle October 2022

The Diversity Room was awarded the title "Hochschulperle des Monats" in October 2022 by the Stifterverband. Hochschulperlen are innovative, exemplary projects that are implemented at a university; in 2022, the award's main theme is "Future-oriented learning spaces". Details and pictures of the award can be found on the website of the Stifterverband.

Click here for the complete press release of Saarland University.