# Technical Aids Pool

**Source**: https://uni-freiburg.de/en/studies/advising/studying-with-disability/loan-technical-aids/
**Parent**: https://uni-freiburg.de/en/studies/advising/studying-with-disability/

The University of Freiburg provides mobile aids and devices that can be borrowed free of charge by students with a disability or chronic illness to participate in courses. Lecturers whose courses are attended by students with a disability may also borrow equipment to make courses and examinations more accessible.

If you wish to borrow equipment, please contact the representative for students with a disability or chronic illness.

[Contact](#Contact)

## The technical aids pool includes the following devices and software

### Technical Aids for Visual Impairments

| **Device/Software** | **Description** |
| --- | --- |
| **Braillex Live Braille notetaker** | Input and output in Braille; may be connected to notebooks, tablets, and smartphones |
| **Topolino smart camera system** | Adjustable blackboard and projection camera with integrated LED lighting; may be connected to monitors or notebooks |
| **Eickhorst Dialite Flip LED table lamp** | Adjustable cold light lamp for anti-glare illumination of projections |
| **HP Probook 17.3″ notebook** | Windows 10, MS Office, ZoomText, Jaws, Topolino Vox are installed |
| **Zoom Text Magnifier/Reader V10** | PC magnification and reading program; magnification up to 60 times; includes language output program |
| **Jaws for Windows Professional** | Representation of screen content in speech and Braille |
| **Topolino Vox Software** | Reading and text recognition software for the camera |

### Technical Aids for Hearing Impairments, ADS, and Autism Spectrum

| **Device/Software** | **Description** |
| --- | --- |
| **Phonak Roger Pen** | Wireless microphone for improved speech understanding in loud or reverberant environments and over distance; Bluetooth connectivity |
| **Roger My Link** | Multi-frequency wireless receiver with inductive neckloop for use in combination with a wireless transmitter; compatible with cochlear implants and hearing aids with telecoils; may be used without hearing aids with headphones |

### **Contact**

Solveig Roscher

Representative for Students with Disabilities or Chronic Illnesses

- [solveig.roscher@zv.uni-freiburg.de](mailto:solveig.roscher@zv.uni-freiburg.de)
- **Office hours:**\
  Thur: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm and by appointment via email or telephone\
  \
  **The office will be closed from 16 – 20 March 2026, so there will be no consultation hours on 19 March 2026. Please arrange an alternative appointment.**
- [+49 761 203 67380](tel:4976120367380)
- Service Center Studium\
  Sedanstraße 6\
  2nd floor, room 02 015\
  79098 Freiburg\
  \
  **My office on the second floor is only accessible through a heavy door. Please let me know if this is a problem.**

[Map](https://uni-freiburg.de/lageplaene/sedanstrasse-6/)