Accessibility Week 2025

What does it take to learn effectively when you are in a wheelchair, visually impaired or deaf, sensitive to stimuli or have limited energy? From 6 to 12 October 2025, Accessible Education will be the theme of Accessibility Week.

At the University of Groningen, we will be focusing on this theme in several ways during Accessibility Week.

Physical accessibilty: tips & tops

Where have we made significant progress in terms of accessibility within our UG buildings? And where can we still improve? During Accessibility Week, signs will be placed in various UG buildings. Both in spots where accessibility can be improved as well as spots where improvements have been made.

Podcast: Inclusive learning in practice

Together with the Urban Diversity Network and Studio Spinlink, we are making a podcast about inclusive learning on 6 October. In the podcast, we share inspiring examples of accessible education and learning. Learning happens everywhere. At work, in day care, in the neighbourhood, in volunteer work, in museums, in libraries, and not just in education.

'Nothing about us, without us' is also the credo of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. In the podcast, (almost) all participants have a disability, but above all, they have a great deal of talent. Let's clear the way for everyone to discover their own talents.

Students and professionals from the education sector and the labour market share their success stories, with an emphasis on how they achieve accessibility so that others can learn from them. The podcast is in Dutch.

Ideas for improvement? Let us know!

Do you have any ideas on how we can improve physical or digital accessibility? Or would you like to report something specific? Please let us know via the Information Point Accessibility.

What can you do?

Would you like to know what you can do yourself to create an accessible working environment? Take a look at the brochure with tips for digital accessibility. With a few simple adjustments, such as font type and size, you can already do a lot!

Curious about what else we do at the University of Groningen in terms of accessibility? Take a look at the Accessibility webpage.

Webinars digital accessibility

Want to get started with digital accessibility? From 6 to 12 October, there are several webinars you can participate in:

Wednesday, 8 October, 12:00 to 13:00 | How UX and digital accessibility create the best user experience

As a UX designer, you can bridge the gap between aesthetics and accessibility. In this webinar, I will show you how to apply accessibility principles in your UX designs.

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Thursday 9 October, 12:00 to 13:00 | Accessible PDFs: from layout to export

A PDF is only truly accessible if everyone can use it. In this webinar, Tim will show you what to look out for in terms of layout, structure and export, so that your documents are usable for screen readers and more.

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Friday 10 October, 12:00 to 13:00 | Accessible coding: the WCAG for developers

During this webinar, I will take you through essential WCAG principles and best practices for developers, so that your codes become more accessible right away.

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