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Institution: University of Leipzig
Name of the need: Awareness of university employees for SWI
State of the need: Could be satisfied by a tool/practice within EADHE network
Student's areas involved: Studying
Having an exam and practical course/internship
Dealing with professor and administrative staff
Relation with supporting staff
Social life
Description of the need:

A general challange for SWI is the awareness of employees at the university, mostly by teachers and people related to topics like examns, courses etc (administration). It was pointed out, that within every new semester, and in general (by starting to work at a university), there should be spreaded informations about the rights and responsibilities of SWI. Also, those informations should be spreaded and disseminated to students, too.

It is important for an implementation of an inclusive higher education system that all participants shell be on the same page and have awareness for each other.

Tools matching the need A specialized unit supporting students with impairments
Network
Workshops for teaching and administrative/technical staff
disability awareness course
support service
Handbook - Working with students with disability