{"id":10296,"date":"2025-07-03T15:03:49","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T13:03:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.barrierefrei.uni-mainz.de\/?page_id=10296"},"modified":"2025-12-10T08:49:54","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T07:49:54","slug":"legal-basis-participation-students-with-disabilities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.barrierefrei.uni-mainz.de\/en\/legal-basis-participation-students-with-disabilities\/","title":{"rendered":"Legal basis for the participation of students with disabilities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.barrierefrei.uni-mainz.de\/en\/\">Homepage<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<jgu-base-heading react-props=\"{\n    &quot;tags&quot;: {\n        &quot;htmlTag&quot;: &quot;h2&quot;,\n        &quot;classTag&quot;: &quot;&quot;,\n        &quot;tag&quot;: &quot;h2&quot;\n    },\n    &quot;heading&quot;: &quot;Legal basis for the participation of students with disabilities&quot;,\n    &quot;textAlign&quot;: &quot;left&quot;,\n    &quot;anchor&quot;: &quot;&quot;,\n    &quot;index&quot;: &quot;&quot;,\n    &quot;color&quot;: &quot;red&quot;\n}\"><\/jgu-base-heading>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83e\uddd1\u200d\u2696\ufe0f Principles from the Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany and the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UN-CRPD)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><\/p>\n<cite>\u201cPersons with disabilities include those who have long-term physical, mental, intellectual or sensory impairments which in interaction with various barriers may hinder their full and effective participation in society on an equal basis with others.\u201d<br>(Article OF THE UN-CRPD)<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<cite>\u201cNo person shall be disfavored because of disability.\u201d<br>(Article 3 subsection 3 sentence 2 of the Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany)<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udcdc Integration in higher education laws<br>The principles of the Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany and the UN-CRPD are reflected in a range of legal frameworks:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-normal-font-size wp-block-list\">\n<li>The State Law on Equality for Disabled Persons (LGGBehM RLP)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>(section 2 subsection 3: Accessibility &amp; Equal Participation)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Framework Act for Higher Education (HRG)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>(section 2 subsection 4: Equal Opportunities for Students with Disabilities)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Higher Education Act of Rhineland-Palatinate (HochSchG RLP)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>specifies key rights and duties within the higher-education context:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83c\udfdb\ufe0f Responsibilities of higher education institutions (section 2 subsection 4 of the Higher Education Act of Rhineland-Palatinate (HochSchG RLP))<br>Higher education institutions are required to ensure that students with disabilities:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-normal-font-size wp-block-list\">\n<li>can participate equally in their studies, and<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-normal-font-size wp-block-list\">\n<li>can use university services as independently and accessibly as possible, in accordance with the State Law on Equality for Disabled Persons (LGGBehM RLP).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udcdd Disadvantage compensation for examinations (section 26 of the Higher Education Act of Rhineland-Palatinate (HochSchG RLP))<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-normal-font-size wp-block-list\">\n<li>Examination regulations must take the specific needs of students with disabilities into account to ensure equal opportunities. 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