Team

At the ACCESS@KIT - Center for Digital Accessibility and Assistive Technology (former SZS) an interdisciplinary team of academic and administrative staff as well as student assistantsworks together. The team is lead by Prof. Dr. Rainer Stiefelhagen and Dr. Karin Müller. ACCESS@KIT is part of the Faculty of Computer Science.

Leadership
Title First Name Surname Function Phone E-mail
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Rainer Stiefelhagen Director +49 721 608 42760 rainer stiefelhagen ∂does-not-exist.kit edu
Dr. Karin Müller Deputy director +49 721 608 46951 karin e mueller ∂does-not-exist.kit edu
Staff
Title First Name Surname Function Phone E-mail
M. Sc. Julia Anken Academic staff +49 721 608 46156 julia anken ∂does-not-exist.kit edu
M. Sc. Patryk Dzierzawski Academic staff +49 721 608 41936 patryk dzierzawski ∂does-not-exist.kit edu
Dipl.-Inform. Gerhard Jaworek Academic staff +49 721 608 44301 gerhard jaworek ∂does-not-exist.kit edu
Omar Moured Academic staff   omar moured ∂does-not-exist.kit edu
Angelika Scherwitz-Gallegos Academic staff +49 721 608 44832 angelika scherwitz ∂does-not-exist.kit edu
Ann-Christin Freese Techn. Staff + 49 721 608 46889 ann-christin freese ∂does-not-exist.kit edu
Michael Schneider Academic staff   michael schneider3 ∂does-not-exist.kit edu
Susanne Schneider Academic staff +49 721 608 41937 susanne schneider ∂does-not-exist.kit edu
M. Sc. Lukas Schölch Academic Staff +49 721 608-44302 lukas schoelch ∂does-not-exist.kit edu
Dr.-Ing. Angela Schön Academic staff +49 721-608-46386 angela schoen ∂does-not-exist.kit edu
Dr. Thorsten Schwarz Academic staff +49 721 608 46888 thorsten schwarz ∂does-not-exist.kit edu
Christina Szautner Secretary +49 721 608 42760 christina szautner ∂does-not-exist.kit edu
Sara Alzalabny PhD Student   sara zalabny ∂does-not-exist.partner kit edu

Mission Statement

  • The ACCESS@KIT supports and advises visually impaired students and prospective students in all study courses offered at KIT.
     
  • Our cross-disciplinary team continuously develops innovative and individual solutions for accessible studies, especially in STEM (science, technologies, engineering and informatics) fields.
     
  • At ACCESS@KIT, KIT- students have access to comprehensive state-of-the-art equipment and Assistive Technology.
     
  • We create opportunities in order to exchange experience and provide access to our existing networks.
     
  • Thereby, students with blindness or low vision get the opportunity to study in a self-determined and inclusive way at KIT and to find access to professional life.
     
  • Together with the Chair of Computer Systems for Visually Impaired Students we do research on Assistive Technologies and on new ways of getting access to STEM fields.
     
  • It is important to us to pass on our know-how to external institutions by offering regular events, via our homepage and selected projects.