Information about accessibility
Fully accessible studies are sadly not possible at Uni Bonn. Many buildings are not or only partially accessible. Therefore, the Fachschaft founded an accessibility working group to document the situation and to inform students and people interested in studying about possibilities and problems. The working group focuses on walking disabilities and neurodivergency for now because that's what we have personal experience with. More aspects are a work in progress - feel free to talk to us if you have any questions.
Lecture Halls
The accessibility working group took a look at the lecture halls commonly used in physics from the perspective of a walking disability.
There is a ramp at the entrance but the doors are very heavy and there's no automatic door opener. The chairs and tables in the foyer can be moved so that a wheelchair user could easily sit at a table. The entrance to the lecture hall is on the ground floor. There are no spots for wheelchair users, however. The lecture hall also rises towards the back so that there are multiple steps down to the seats in the front.
There are two steps in front of the main entrance. An elevator can be found in the building but the lecture hall is only accessible using stairs. The elevator is to the left of the main stairwell, as seen from the main entrance. Exit the elevator on the second floor, turn to the left, go through BLUB and around the corner. Behind the white door are a handful of steps down and then there's a door, behind which a seminar room and the lecture hall are. There are no accessible seats in the lecture hall. Accessible toilets are also nonexistent.
There is a ramp at the entrance to the building and the lecture hall is even with the ground. The doors however are pretty heavy and lack an automatic door opener. An accessible toilet can be found opposite the lecture hall. There is space at the front of the lecture hall where a student in a wheelchair could sit but there is no table. All other seats can be accessed via one or more steps as this lecture hall also rises towards the back.
The lecture hall center is a modern building with an entrance even with the ground. There does not appear to be an automatic door opener but the door is usually kept open during the day. Lecture halls I and II on the ground floor are also even with the ground. There are accessible spots without tables at the front of the lecture hall and accessible spots with tables in the middle. The latter can be accessed via an elevator. An accessible toilet exists as well.
The building and the lecture hall are even with the ground. Next to the revolving door at the entrance is a normal door with an automatic door opener. The push button to open the door is installed at a height that should be easily accessible from a wheelchair. Tables and chairs in the lecture halls can be moved so that a wheelchair user could sit everywhere. There are accessible toilets, elevators, braille descriptions and a tactile map of the ground floor.
There is a ramp at the entrance but there are no accessible spots in the lecture hall. This one also rises towards the back so that there are steps down towards the seat the front. You can get a key to the accessible toilet from the janitor in the basement. The other toilets are also in the basement. There is no elevator.
There is a ramp and an automatic door opener at the entrance but there are stairs directly behind the door. A mobile ramp for these stairs exists and can be fetched if needed. It's a pretty steep ramp, though. Behind those stairs is an elevator. You can access lecture hall 1 (no accessible seats) and lecture hall 2 (one accessible spot) from there. Lecture hall 2 is a few steps down from the elevator, however. Accessible toilets are nonexistent in this building. The connection to the IAP on the first floor is behind another set of stairs.
A more detailed documentation (in German) is provided here by the Maths and Natural Sciences Faculty in cooperation with the Fachschaft Maths.
One side of the building is even with the ground, the other has a ramp. There is an automatic door opener on the side facing Wegelerstraße 10. The passenger elevator is too small for a wheelchair and the freight elevator can only be used with a key. There are additional steps at the entrance of the lecture hall on the first floor and there are no accessible seats. Accessible toilets are also nonexistent.
There is a ramp at the entrance and the lecture hall on the ground floor can be accessed without stairs. The chairs and tables in the lecture hall can be moved so that an accessible spot can be created.
The lecture hall is even with the ground but you have to ring at the door. There are no accessible seats.
Lecture halls 1 and 2 are not accessible.
There is a lot of cobble stone, a tiny elevator near lecture halls 1 - 10 and more lecture halls that can only be accessed using stairs.
Seminar and lab rooms
The accessibility working group plans to take a look at the seminar and lab rooms as well. A few problems are already known: The seminar rooms SR1 and SR3 on the first floor of the HISKP as well as SR2 on the third floor can only be accessed by stairs. The same goes for the lab rooms in the basement of the Wolfgang Paul lecture hall. Many seminar and lab rooms are also pretty cramped so that navigation using a wheelchair or other mobility aid can be difficult.
Accessibility accomodation
It is possible to apply for individual accessibility accomodations, e. g. for exams. The university provides information here. The examinations office is responsible for the physics-specific implementation and the actual application. If you have questions or encounter any problems while getting accomodations, you can ask the accesibility working group/the Fachschaft as well - we're happy to help.
Offers by the university
The university offers interdisciplinary information and counseling for disabled students here. There you can also contact Marion Becker, the university officer for students with disabilities or chronic illness.
The Maths and Natural Sciences Faculty set up a Feedback Box where you can report barriers at university. They want to collect information in order to improve the situation. Please note that this website is only available in German.
The AStA CIMND* committee offers counseling for disabled, chronically or mentally ill, neurodivergent and Deaf students. Students of that committee can support you with topics like accomodations, certificates, bureaucracy and barriers at university. Information and opening times can be found on the AStA website.
The AStA also offers psychosocial consultation. You can talk to them about problems with mental health and stress caused by your studies. Possible solutions can be explored in conversation and they can also help you find a therapist or similar things.
Offers by the Fachschaft
The accessibility working group is the Fachschaft working group dealing with disability and barriers at university. You're welcome to talk to us if you have any questions or if you might want to do something for more accessibility. You can find out how to contact the Fachschaft here.