Dr. Vanessa-Nina Heitplatz

Research Associate
Research area Innovation and education in the digital society

Focus of work:

Technologyacceptance
Digital Inclusion
Mediapedagogic
Intellectual disabilities

CV

Since 09/22: Research Associate in the project „Eve4All- Einfach Verstehen für alle“ at the Social Research Institute of TU Dortmund University
Since 04/2017: Research Associate at Department of Rehabilitationtechnology of TU Dortmund
10/20: Thesis (Dr.pead.) at TU Dortmund University, Fakulty of Rehabilitationscience. Title of the Thesis: „Digital Participationopportunities of People with intellectual disabilities in supported living facilities“
09/2019-08/2022: Research Associate in the project „miTAS-multimedia, individual trainingsystem“ at TU Dortmund University
09/2017-10/2018: Research Associate in the projekt „ISi-Speech – Individual Speech-Recognation-System for People with disabilities“ at TU Dortmund University
04/2017: Master of Arts Rehabilitationscience
07/2015: Bachelor of Arts Rehabilitationspedagogic

Publications

Projects

AWIEW: Working - the way I want to!
Eve4All – Einfach Verstehen für alle

Contributions

Heitplatz, V.N. (Juli 2022). Digitale Tools für die soziale Arbeit. Vortrag auf dem Digitaltag der Paritätischen Akademie Nord Hamburg. Online.
Heitplatz, V.N. (Juli 2021). Digitalisierung in Einrichtungen der Behindertenhilfe. Vortrag auf der Konferenz Smarte Inklusion – Teilhabe durch Digitalisierung in der Arbeitswelt“ des DRK Wolfenbüttel. Online.
Heitplatz, V.N., Nellen, C., Sube, L.C. & Bühler, C. (2020, September). Implementing new technological devices in social services: Introducing the miTAS project. Vortrag auf der 17th International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs (ICCHP 2020). Online.
Heitplatz, V.N., Bühler, C. & Hastall, M.R. (2020, Juli). "I can´t do it, they say!" – Stigmatization experiences of people with intellectual disabilities when using and accessing the Internet. Vortrag auf der 22. International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (HCI International 2020). Kopenhagen (Dänemark).
Heitplatz, V.N. (2019, Oktober). Social Robots and their Potential, for Social Welfare. Vortrag auf der 5. Global Research Conference: Social Innovation and Socio-Digital Transformation. Dortmund, (Germany).
Heitplatz, V.N., Padberg, M. & Bühler, C. (2019, September). Vocational training through digital media - miTAS as example of a learning application for people with cognitive disabilities. Vortrag auf dem International Symposium on Anti-Stigma Communication "Communication and Stigmatization: Theory, Research, and Applications", Dortmund.
Heitplatz, V.N., Bühler, C. & Hastall, M. R. (2019, September). Perspectives of individuals with intellectual disabilities when using mobile devices to avoid stigmatization. Vortrag auf dem International Symposium on Anti-Stigma Communication "Communication and Stigmatization: Theory, Research, and Applications", Dortmund.
Heitplatz, V. N., Bühler, C. & Hastall, M. R. (2019, Juli). Caregivers influence on smartphone-usage of people with cognitive disabilities: An explorative case study in Germany. Vortrag auf der 21. International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, Orlando, FL (USA).
Heitplatz, V.N. (2018, Juli). The role of accessibility for acceptance and usage of an internet-based speech intervention. Vortrag auf der 15th International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs (ICCHP 2018). Österreich, Linz.

Awards

Lotte Kaliski Award of the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences (2017)

Contact

Social Research Center Dortmund
(Sozialforschungsstelle, sfs)
Evinger Platz 17, room 92
Email: vanessa.heitplatz@tu-dortmund.de
Tel.: +49 231 755 90289
Fax: +49 231 755 90205