| Institution: | University of Leipzig |
| Name of the tool: | open university day for potential students with impairments |
| Key actors: | Students with special needs Students Support office |
| State of the tool: | Testing phase |
| Student's areas involved: | Studying Relation with supporting staff Peers relations Other |
| Description of the tool: |
Information about support services offered, degree programs feasible with certain impairments and the equipment available at the university are crucial facts for potential students with impairments to come to a decision wether or not to study at a certain university or choosing a field of study. |
| User manual: |
At the university of Leipzig the student organisation, a non-profit state-governed national organisation, hosts an annual open-university day with the following foci (examples): - get students aquainted with the premisses - inform students about support services available - answer questions to help students with special needs find their way into higher education more easily |