On this page, you will find an extensive collection of links to university and public institutions, as well as associations, foundations, and advocacy groups.
We make every effort to keep this overview as up to date and complete as possible. If you know of additional relevant resources, we would appreciate hearing from you.
Advising services
- Student Advisory Center: Student Service Center
- Student Advisory Center: Hotline
- Mental Health Services for Students
- All Academic Advisory Offices
- Federal Training Assistance Office
- Healthy Campus – be healthy as you study
- Conflict Counselling Center
- Equality and Diversity Office
- Family Services Center
- Contact point in the event of sexual harassment
Accessible rooms/apartments
Several residence halls operated by the Studierendenwerk Mainz offer accessible rooms and apartments. These include accessible bathroom facilities, kitchens, and furnishings.
On the website of the Studierendenwerk Student Housing Department you can find all necessary information on student housing and apartments. The private room search service may also be helpful for those looking for alternatives.
Contact: Student Housing Department of the Studierendenwerk Mainz
Address for visitors: Staudingerweg 21, Studentenhaus Building, Entrance C
Phone: +49 6131 39-24904
Email: wohnen@studierendenwerk-mainz.de
City level
- Mainz city website for tourists
- Mainz city official website (in German)
- City Administration (in German)
- Mainz-Bingen District Administration (Kreisverwaltung Mainz-Bingen) (in German)
- Housing eligibility certificate (Wohnberechtigungsschein) (in German)
- Mainz-Bingen Community Mental Health Service (Sozialpsychiatrischer Dienst Mainz-Bingen) (in German)
- Sports in Mainz (in German)
- Sports Association for People with Disabilities (Behindertensportverband) (in German)
State level
- Rhineland-Palatinate State Office for Social Affairs, Youth, and Welfare (Landesamt für Soziales, Jugend und Versorgung RLP) (in German)
- Rhineland-Palatinate Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs, Transformation, and Digitalization (Ministerium für Arbeit, Soziales, Transformation und Digitalisierung) (in German)
- State Commissioner for Matters Relating to Persons with Disabilities and State Advisory Council on the Participation of Disabled People (Landesbeauftragter für Inklusion und Landesteilhabebeirat) (in German)
Federal level
Federal Government Commissioner for Matters relating to Persons with Disabilities
Mauerstraße 53
10117 Berlin
Phone: +49 30 221 911-006
German Federal Employment Agency (BA)
Untere Zahlbacher Straße 27
55131 Mainz
Phone: +49 6131 248-0
Fax: +49 6131 248-248
mainz@arbeitsagentur.de
Federal Labour Court
Email: bag@bundesarbeitsgericht.de
Phone: +49 361 2636-0
Fax: +49 361 2636-2000
Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
Wilhelmstraße 49
10117 Berlin
Phone: +49 3018 527-0
Fax: +49 3018 527-1830
German Pension Insurance (Deutsche Rentenversicherung)
Phone number within Germany (toll-free): 0800 1000 4800, outside of Germany (not toll-free) +49 800 1000 4800
Rhineland Palatinate integration offices
Integration Services of the Association for Integration and Participation in Life (Integrationsfachdienst des Vereins für Integration und Teilhabe am Leben e.V.) (in German)
Job placement and vocational support service
Transition from school to work
You can find contacts for the Alzey, Bad Kreuznach, Idar-Oberstein, Mainz, and Worms regions
here:
Specialized integration services – vocational support service (Integrationsfachdienst – berufsbegleitender Dienst) (in German)
Specialized services for work and integration offered by the Palatinate Protestant Home Foundation (Fachdienste für Arbeit und Integration der Evangelischen Heimstiftung Pfalz) (in German)
Specialized service for work and integration (specialized integration service)
Advisory services and assistance on the subject of disability and work
Wredestraße 19
67059 Ludwigshafen
Phone: +49 621 51 00 11
Fax: +49 621 621676
fai.lu@evh-pfalz.de
Rehadat information service for participation and inclusion in working life
Accessibility
EnableMe
EnableMe (formerly MyHandicap) is a non-profit foundation that helps people with disabilities or chronic illnesses with information, peer exchange, and various resources in daily life.
HandicapX
HandicapX GmbH – Accessible Lifestyle is an information portal for people with disabilities, chronically ill people, those requiring care, and seniors for greater accessibility in life (in German).
Driver’s license for people with physical disabilities
On the TÜV-Süd website you can find valuable information on driver’s licenses, testing, and vehicle modifications (in German).
On the MPU information page you can find support in obtaining a driver’s license with a neurological condition (in German).
Financial aid for vehicle purchase and modification
Especially for people in rural regions, obtaining a driver’s license, purchasing a vehicle, and modifying it to fit their individual needs may be necessary for them to be able to have a job or study. You can apply for financial aid to help with this from the responsible funding bodies (employers’ liability insurance association (Berufsgenossenschaft), German Federal Employment Agency (BA), state welfare offices (Landeswohlfahrtsverband), or social services office (Sozialamt) under the Regulation on Motor Vehicle Assistance for Vocational Rehabilitation (Kraftfahrzeughilfe-Verordnung, KfzHV). On the Rehadat.de and Autoanpassung.de websites you can find detailed information on these topics.
Transportation services for people with disabilities and medical transports
Many municipalities (usually social services offices) offer transportation services for people with disabilities. Since these services and their cost coverage vary by region, individuals must inquire locally.
Accessible taxi service in Mainz (in German)
Additionally, many private providers and taxi companies offer wheelchair-accessible vehicles. Searching in online directories or directly contacting local taxi companies is recommended, as many do not openly advertise these services.
Medical transport costs may be partially covered by health insurance. Here, too, you should obtain specific information beforehand.
Johanniter Unfallhilfe transport service (in German)
Arbeiter Samariter Bund transport service (in German)
Living life, recreation, and travel
The Mainz city website (in German) offers extensive information and links on accessibility in Mainz and the Rhine-Main region, including tips on outings and travel in Mainz and across the states of Rhineland-Palatinate and Hesse. Here you can find maps of the downtown area for people with mobility restrictions, location information for tactile downtown maps, and an audio city guide in several parts as downloads.
Pastoral care
Pastoral care for people with disabilities by the Diocese of Mainz (in German) and the Protestant Church of Hesse and Nassau (in German).
Blind and partially sighted
The German Federation of the Blind and Partially Sighted (DBSV)
Digestive diseases
German Society for Gastroenterology and Metabolic Disorders (DGVS) (in German)
German Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis Society (in German)
Epstein-Barr and mononucleosis
Information from physicians (in German)
Independent online patient advisory services (in German)
Epilepsy
Mainz Epilepsy Center (in German)
Mainz University Hospital Outpatient Department for Epilepsy
German Society for Epileptology (DGfE) (in German)
Fatigue
German Fatigue Society (in German)
For women
Working Group for Women’s Health in Medicine, Psychotherapy, and Society (AFK) (in German)
German Society for Senology (in German)
Women’s Self-Help Association for Cancer (in German)
Federal Coordination Office for Women’s Health (in German)
Deaf and Hard of Hearing
State Association of the Deaf (in German)
State Interpreter Service (in German)
City of Mainz Service Center for the Hearing-Impaired (in German)
Emergency Fax Control Center Directory RLP (PDF download, in German)
Emergency fax template (PDF download, in German)
Tess Relay Services – sign language & text interpreters for phone calls (in German)
Sensor magazine article “The Sound of Silence” Mainz/Wiesbaden (in German)
Rhineland-Palatinate State Deaf Sports Association (in German)
Pastoral Care for the Deaf at the Protestant Church of Hesse and Nassau (in German)
Cancer
University Cancer Center Mainz (UCT Mainz) – Here you can find contacts, information, and self-help groups for different types of cancer
German Cancer Society (in German)
German Leukemia and Lymphoma Aid (in German)
Women’s Self-Help Association for Cancer (in German)
Dyslexia
Federal Association for Dyslexia and Dyscalculia (in German)
Institute for Dyslexia Therapy (in German)
Lymphatic system
Self-help association for people with lymphatic disorders (in German)
German Leukemia and Lymphoma Aid (in German)
Reduced mobility
Mainz Wheelchair Rugby Club (JGU university sports) (in German) not exclusively for wheelchair users, all players on wheels (and feet) are welcome.
Wheelchair Basketball in Mainz Laubenheim (in German)
Move it! The sports mix for those who can or can’t walk, in Mainz Laubenheim (in German)
Sports of the Disabled and Rehabilitation Sports Association in Rhineland-Palatinate (in German)
Multiple Sclerosis
Federal Association of the German Multiple Sclerosis Society (in German)
Rhineland-Palatinate State Association of the German Multiple Sclerosis Society and its self-help groups (all in German)
Training – Being active with MS (in German)
Mental health / psychosomatic conditions
As a comprehensive platform, the Psychiatry Network page offers extensive information about and links to separate associations such as the German Society for Social Psychiatry, the Federal Association of Families of People with Mental Illness, the Association of Community Psychiatry (umbrella organization), and the publishers “Psychiatrie-Verlag” (all in German).
German Society for Psychiatry, Psychotherapy, and Neurology (DGPPN) (in German)
German Society for Psychosomatic Medicine and Medical Psychotherapy (DGPM) (in German)
Speech disorders
FLOW – the speech group for young stutterers (in German)
Addiction disorders
Addiction and Self-Help Forum (in German)
Addiction counselors at JGU Mainz (in German)
Suicide
AGUS – support for families affected by suicide (AGUS) (in German)
Suicide prevention (in German)
Friends for Life suicide prevention (in German)
National Suicide Prevention Program of Germany (in German)
Other organizations
General Patient Association (in German)
Federal Working Group of Self-Help Groups
Psychosocial Counseling Network (in German)
Independent living advocacy group in Germany (ISL e.V.) (in German)
KISS – Mainz Contact and information center for self-help of the Parity Welfare Association (Paritätischer Wohlfahrtsverband) – State Association of Rhineland-Palatinate/Saarland (in German)
The Parity Association of Rhineland-Palatinate/Saarland (in German)
Emergency Control Centers Information Center (in German)
Self-help groups in Mainz (in German)
Rhineland-Palatinate Social Welfare Association VdK (in German)
Interesting links
Integration assistance for children, adolescents, and adults (in German)
“Aktion Mensch” support organization (in German)
anhaltspunkte.de (information on social and disability laws, in German)
Disability guide “Handicap-Info” (in German)
Federal Association for Dyslexia and Dyscalculia (in German)
“Pfennigparade” foundation (in German)
Wheelmap (map of accessible places in Germany)
Gateway (an accessible multimedia information and communication platform for blind, visually impaired, deaf, and hearing-impaired students and academics)
SPIEGEL ONLINE (article on Studierendenwerk survey, in German)
