Location & approach

Arrival by car

A2:
Exit 13 (Kreuz Dortmund Nord-Ost), direction Derne/Schwerte (B236), 1st exit direction Dortmund-Eving, next traffic lights turn right (Kemminghauser Str.), after 2.7km turn left (Evinger Str./B 54), after 1.1km traffic lights turn left (Deutsche Straße), after 500m on the left is the Evinger Platz.

A40/B1/A44:
From the Bundesstraße 1 (extension A40 or A44) to the intersection B1/B236 direction Lünen, 3rd exit direction Dortmund-Eving.

A45:
Exit Dortmund Hafen, turn left until the intersection Münsterstraße (B54), direction Eving, after about three kilometers turn into Deutsche Straße.

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Arrival by plane

From Dortmund Airport, it takes just about 20 minutes to get to Dortmund Central Station by AirportExpress and from there to the university by subway (U-Bahn) 41. The stop is "Zeche Minister Stein". A wider range of international flight connections is offered by Düsseldorf Airport, about 60 kilometers away, which can be reached directly by S-Bahn from the university station. From there, you can get directly to Dortmund Central Station.

Arrival by public transport

From Dortmund Central Station, take the U 41 light rail (direction Brambauer / Brechten). The stop is "Zeche Minister Stein". The Minister Stein Center is located on the right in the direction of travel of the streetcar.

You can find an overview map here.

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Location & approach

Arrival by car

A2:
Exit 13 (Kreuz Dortmund Nord-Ost), direction Derne/Schwerte (B236), 1st exit direction Dortmund-Eving, next traffic lights turn right (Kemminghauser Str.), after 2.7km turn left (Evinger Str./B 54), after 1.1km traffic lights turn left (Deutsche Straße), after 500m on the left is the Evinger Platz.

A40/B1/A44:
From the Bundesstraße 1 (extension A40 or A44) to the intersection B1/B236 direction Lünen, 3rd exit direction Dortmund-Eving.

A45:
Exit Dortmund Hafen, turn left until the intersection Münsterstraße (B54), direction Eving, after about three kilometers turn into Deutsche Straße.

You can download an enlarged general map here

Arrival by plane

From Dortmund Airport, it takes just about 20 minutes to get to Dortmund Central Station by AirportExpress and from there to the university by subway (U-Bahn) 41. The stop is "Zeche Minister Stein". A wider range of international flight connections is offered by Düsseldorf Airport, about 60 kilometers away, which can be reached directly by S-Bahn from the university station. From there, you can get directly to Dortmund Central Station.

Arrival by public transport

From Dortmund Central Station, take the U 41 light rail (direction Brambauer / Brechten). The stop is "Zeche Minister Stein". The Minister Stein Center is located on the right in the direction of travel of the streetcar.

You can find an overview map here.

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Disputation at the RUB

Ann Christin Schulz completes successfully her doctorate

04/26/2024

Disputation Ann Christin Schulz — Ann Christin Schulz (fourth from left) with the examination team: Deputy Prof. PD Dr. Bastian Pelka (TU Dortmund University), Dr. Pradeep Chakkarath, Prof. Dr. Josef Hilbert, Prof. Dr. Cornelia Weins, Prof. Dr. Sebastian Merkel (all RUB)

"What potential does digitalisation offer for the participation of people with disabilities?" asked Ann Christin Schulz and sought answers with application-oriented practical research in the everyday lives of people with disabilities. To this end, she conducted research in four facilities for people with disabilities and worked "embedded" in a residential facility for a year. On 24 April 2024, she successfully defended her dissertation at the Faculty of Social Sciences at Ruhr University Bochum.

As a key finding, Ann Christin Schulz emphasises that a variety of different social practices unfold with digital technologies in residential facilities. For example, making phone calls, online shopping or posting on social media. These and other practices offer the opportunity to participate in all social and societal areas, but are also impaired by factors relating to access to and use of digital technologies. She also emphasised that people from the immediate environment play a special role in promoting participation. Finally, Ann Christin Schulz used these findings to derive recommendations for promoting digital participation in disability care. In addition to the Internet as basic digital equipment, she argues in favour of (further/new) qualification of professionals through the expansion of basic, further and advanced training. However, it is not only the already trained specialists who should be considered. In her recommendations, Ann Christin Schulz starts one step earlier - with the training programmes. This goes hand in hand with the call for curricula to be redesigned with regard to digital (pedagogical) skills. The dissertation thus proves the relevance of the topic of digital participation in disability care and links various recommendations with which disability care can adequately address this topic.