Technical Aids Pool

The University of Freiburg keeps technical aids and devices that may be checked out free of charge by students with a disability or chronic illness for use in courses. Teachers with disabled students may also check out the aids and devices to facilitate accessibility to their courses and examinations.

The aids and devices may be checked out for a day or a week at a time. They are kept at the Student Service Center in the office of the Representative for Students with a Disability/Chronic Illness, who is responsible for the lending service. The pool contains the following devices and software:

Technical Aids for Visual Impairments

Device/Software	Description
Braillex Live Braille notetaker	Input and output in Braille; may be connected to notebooks, tablets, and smartphones
Topolino smart camera system	Adjustable blackboard and projection camera with integrated LED lighting; may be connected to monitors or notebooks
Eickhorst Dialite Flip LED table lamp	Adjustable cold light lamp for anti-glare illumination of projections
HP Probook 17.3" notebook	Windows 10, MS Office, ZoomText, Jaws, Topolino Vox are installed
Zoom Text Magnifier/Reader V10	PC magnification and reading program; magnification up to 60 times; includes language output program
Jaws for Windows Professional	Representation of screen content in speech and Braille
Topolino Vox Software	Reading and text recognition software for the camera

Technical Aids for Hearing Impairments, ADHD, and Autism Spectrum

Device/Software	Description
Phonak Roger Pen	Wireless microphone for improved speech understanding in loud or reverberant environments and over distance; Bluetooth connectivity
Roger My Link	Multi-frequency wireless receiver with inductive neckloop for use in combination with a wireless transmitter; compatible with cochlear implants and hearing aids with telecoils; may be used without hearing aids with headphones

Requests and Reservations:

By e-mail: solveig.roscher@zv.uni-freiburg.de
By telephone: +49 (0)761 203 67380