On the occasion of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (December 3), Inclusion Officer Dr. Ulrich Eggert (right) hands over the draft of the inclusion agreement to the university management. Represented in the picture by Chancellor Jan Gerken, Vice Rector for Diversity Prof. Dr. Silke Wieprecht and Rector Prof. Dr. Wolfram Ressel. All are wearing purple scarves or neckerchiefs.

United in diversity: Declaration on participation, representative for the severely disabled re-elected

December 6, 2022

December 3 is International Day of Persons with Disabilities - a good opportunity to think about inclusion and living together at the University of Stuttgart. There are two new news items on the agenda for this day.
[Picture: Uli Regenscheit]

On the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, companies and organizations focus on the rights and concerns of people with disabilities and chronic illnesses.

Members of the university administration wearing purple scarves? This color reminds us of the #purpleLightUp - campaign, an international campaign to mark December 3.

On the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, companies and organizations focus on the rights and concerns of people with disabilities and chronic illnesses.

Last year, the Vice Rector for Diversity, Prof. Dr. Silke Wieprecht, and Employer’s Representative for Persons with Disabilities, Dr. Ulrich Eggert, used the occasion of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities as a starting point to develop an agreement for the university. The rectorate's declaration on equal participation "Different together" is now part of this.

Rectorate declares its commitment to equal participation

In the past year, the main protagonists from across the university met for workshops to determine the status quo, the needs of different target groups, and how the university sees itself. For December 3, 2022, the Rectorate formulated a declaration on equal participation and handed it over to the Inclusion Officer. This marks an important milestone in improving inclusion at the University of Stuttgart.

In the coming year, further workshops with all status groups at the university will be organized to determine a specific catalog of measures and the associated timeframe.

In the picture, from left to right: Chancellor Jan Gerken, Vice Rector for Diversity and Internationalization Prof. Dr. Silke Wieprecht, Rector Prof. Dr. Wolfram Ressel, Employer's Representative for Persons with Disabilities Dr. Ulrich Eggert.

Declaration on equal participation

Representative for the Severely Disabled

Kurt Hagemann remains in his post as representative for the severely disabled. He was re-elected by eligible employees in November with 69 votes. The four deputy members of the Council for Persons with Disabilities are Petra Ertl (53 votes), Elke Geiselhart (49 votes), Stefan Küster (39 votes) and Dieter Weber (44 votes).

The voters cast a total of 73 ballots.

Kurt Hagemann is the past and present representative for persons with disabilities.

Kurt Hagemann ist alter und neuer Vertreter der Schwerbehinderten.

Ergebnisse der Wahl der Schwerbehindertenvertretung

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