Requesting Workplace Accommodations at UHH

Accommodations can be requested by contacting the following UHH offices.

Students: contact the Office for Students with Disabilities and Chronic Health Issues at beeintraechtigt-studieren"AT"uni-hamburg.de or through this form: https://www.uni-hamburg.de/en/studieren-mit-behinderung.html (scroll down the page to find the appointment calendar). You can also contact directly Dr. Maike Gattermann-Kasper (maike.gattermann-kasper"AT"uni-hamburg.de, +49 (0)40 42838 3764, Alsterterrasse 1, Rm 301) or (for accessibility issues) Dr. Susanne Peschke (susanne.peschke"AT"uni-hamburg.de, +49 (0)40 42838 8386, Alsterterrasse 1). For more information about UHH’s services for students with disabilities: https://www.uni-hamburg.de/en/studieren-mit-behinderung.html

Staff: contact UHH’s Occupational Safety and Environmental Protection Unit (arbeitssicherheit"AT"uni-hamburg.de) to request specific work aids (e.g., special furniture or assistive devices). In some cases, a doctor’s certificate might be necessary in order to request an accommodation. For more information: https://www.kus.uni-hamburg.de/en/themen/gesundheit-familie-soziales-gleichstellung/soziale-beratungsangebote/bem/arbeitshilfen.html

UHH’s Representative for Individuals with Severe Disabilities, Dennis Basler, can be contacted at sbv"AT"uni-hamburg.de or +49 (0)40 42838 6884 / +49 (0)151 12071144. His office hours (at Mittelweg 177) are Tuesdays 9 - 11 am & Thursdays 8 - 9 am. For general inquiries, staff can also contact +49 (0)40 42838 3387 on Mondays 10 - 13 am & Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays 9 am - 12 pm.