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© Lukas Ertl

Exchange visit to the Center for Students with Disability at Addis Ababa University

In the framework of the second annual meeting of the INEDIS project, Lukas Ertl from Barrierefrei Studieren at the University of Vienna visited Addis Ababa University. Besides participating at the annual meeting and getting to discuss with the project partners from three Ethiopian universities, he also spent some days at the Center for Students with Disabilities at Addis Ababa University. He was shown the equipment and provisions for Students with Disabilities and had the opportunity to exchange with representatives from the Center on the situation of Students.
1 min read · 03. December 2018

Addis Ababa, 24th to 27th of April 2018

After the exciting INEDIS workshop in Gondar and the APPEAR Networking Meeting in Addis Ababa Lukas Ertl met with Dr. Alemayehu, INEDIS project coordinator. Dr. Alemayehu introduced him to Mr. Mekonnen Manaye, senior expert at the Special Need Support Office at Addis Ababa University (AAU). The Austrian project representatives were very warmly welcomed by Mr. Mekonnen and some of the students who are studying in the facilities of the Center. They were very happy to show them around the facilities and services of the Center and the beautiful main campus of AAU.

Impressions of this exchange can be found in the photo gallery.

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Wokrplaces with computers standing in rows and some people sitting at the tables
© Lukas Ertl Deaf students using the computers at the Center for Students with Disability
Woman looking at the white screen magnifier that a man is showing to her
© Lukas Ertl Mr. Mekonnen showing the screen magnifier for visually impaired students to Nikoleta Nikisianli from the APPEAR Office
Big door in massive wall and a man standin in front of it
© Lukas Ertl Lukas Ertl at the main entrance to AAU Campus
Path between trees, bushes and grass where some people walk
© Lukas Ertl Walking through the beautiful campus filled with palm trees, grass and green bushes
Ramp in front of a building
© Lukas Ertl Ramp to the student dorms at the campus making the dorms accessible
Three people standing in front of a building out of rocks with ramp and stairs as entrance
© Lukas Ertl Newly constructed library building that has been planned accessible. Ramps in front of the building
Tables and book shelfs with many thick books
© Lukas Ertl A library section for blind students filled with Braille books
Groupof people posing for a picture
© Lukas Ertl Group picture of Nikoleta Nikisianli, Simon Reisenbauer and Lukas Ertl posing with the members of the Deaf Students Association at AAU
Green building with big information sign on it and a blue and white striped tower in the background
© Lukas Ertl Visiting the Ethiopian National Association of the Deaf (ENAD)
White sign with blue and red written information and a logo on it standing next to some flowers
© Lukas Ertl Sign of the African AIDS Initiative International Voluntary Counselling & Testing (VCT) Center
Group of people sitting and workplaces looking at a man who is standing in front of a presentation on the wall
© Lukas Ertl Simon Reisenbauer and Lukas Ertl presenting the INEDIS project and the Team Barrier-free from the University of Vienna to Students’ Associations at the Center for Students with Disabilities
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