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Department of Rehabilitation Sciences

„Diskriminierung durch Ableismus in der Schule“ (Discrimination through ableism at school) – Workshop by the TU Dortmund at the symposium of the district of Unna

© Frau Prinz-Wittner​/​TU Dortmund

On November 29, employees of the faculty took part in the school psychological counseling center’s symposium by the district of Unna for employees of all types of schools.

The focus of the symposium was the question of how to deal with pupils' experiences of discrimination and their consequences, but above all how to prevent and counter exclusion.

In a two-hour workshop entitled "Bist du behindert oder was? Diskriminierung durch Ableismus in der Schule", Jil Brambrink, Katharina Dieckmann, Claudia Gottwald and Michelle Grengel (from different research units) discussed these questions and solution strategies with the participants in the context of empowerment, power sharing and self-reflection.

The participants concluded that there is an urgent need for further education and training on the part of teachers and that there must be room to work with students on this topic at school.