Accessibility and barrier-free campus

The ways around campus can be mastered by wheelchair users. The differences in height are mostly manageable.
All lecture halls have special wheelchair spaces in the top row.
For the blind, both the different backgrounds and distinctive points are helpful for orientation.
All buildings have elevators. Each building also has disabled toilets that can be opened with the the Euro Key.

Video: Barrier-free and safe access to Trier University's Campus I

[Translate to Englisch:] Rollifahrer unterwegs

In this video, we are on tour with a student in a wheelchair on Campus I and check out how get from A to B safely and barrier-free.

Uni Trier Wheelmap

Wheelmap.org is an online map that compiles information about the wheelchair accessibility of public spaces like Trier University based on a simple traffic light system.

How can I open the electric doors on the buildings?

[Translate to Englisch:] EIngang mit Türbeschilderung

Students who use a wheelchair on campus will receive a transponder on loan for the duration of their studies at Trier University, which opens the electric entrance doors to the buildings. Further information is available at the entrance to Building A/B or from Nathalie Beßler, M.A., Beauftragte für die Belange Studierender mit Behinderung. Tel. +49 651 201 3149, barrierefrei@uni-trier.de

How to get to Building V with a wheelchair

[Translate to Englisch:] Forum mit Aufzug vor Gebäude V

There is an elevator on the Forums between the cafeteria and Building C. Take it to the ground floor. There, you'll first find the entrance to a daycare center ("Flohzirkus"). If you follow the path to the left, you'll reach the ground-level entrance to Building V. The elevator is equipped with a Euro key, allowing use even outside of university opening hours.

TUKAN machines

[Translate to Englisch:] Mensch im Rolli vor TUKAN

The TUKAN machines, which can be found at various locations on campus I and II, can also be used by wheelchair users via the trackball on the right-hand side of the keyboard. This allows a mouse pointer to be moved and directed to the fields on the screen. All fields on the screen can be controlled and triggered with the mouse buttons over the trackball. EC card reader, TUNIKA reader and receipt dispenser are located in the lower part of the device and are easily accessible.

Barrier free access to the University library

The University library is accessible for wheelchair users, there is help with the provision of media and a disabled toilet. Please note: The elevators in the library only operate until 10 p.m. Further information on the → libary's website (in German)

Parking on campus for wheelchair users

Disabled students who need their own vehicle can have a parking permit activated at the TUNIKA so that they can also use the parking spaces that can only be reached through a barrier. Proof of severe disability (Schwerbehindeurng) is not necessarys.
Please contact Mr. René Drossert, Tel. 0651-201-4219, E-Mail: drossert@uni-trier.de, Room V 214.

There are also designated disabled parking spots on campus. In order to park here you need a special parking permit: the "Parking permit for people with disabilities in the European Union". In order to apply for the blue parking permit - usually at the local road traffic authority or the city's regulatory office - you need a severely disabled person's pass with the marks aG (exceptionally disabled) or Bl (blind).