Accommodation

The Munich Student Union maintains apartments that are specially adapted to suit the needs of disabled students. Pfennigparade München rents barrier-free apartments for physically disabled people.

Barrier-free Access to Public Transport

The MVG provides comprehensive information on barrier-free access in Munich's public transport system (in German).

Disabled Person's Card

If the degree of disability is 50% or more (a severe disability), the person can apply for a disabled person's card at the Bavarian Center for Families and Social Affairs (ZBFS). This card includes a special protection against dismissal and card holders can use the local public transport system for free.

Sports

The Behindertensport München offers a broad spectrum of sports programmes. Additionally, you can look for further programmes with the Zentraler Hochschulsport München.

Self-help

The website of the self-help organisation for disabled and chronically ill people in Germany contains information on self-help associations, legal issues and day-to-day politics relating to disability or chronic illness.

Working with disabilities or chronic illnesses

TUM actively encourages the employment of severely disabled persons and supports them in their working life. The university has committed to this goal in its integration agreement “TUMiteinander” in the sense of the SGB IX and the “Allgemeines Gleichbehandlungsgesetz” (AGG). Various services at TUM and outside of TUM offer counselling and support with issues and problems concerning working with a disability or chronic illness.

Information on hiring procedures

There are guidelines for TUM staff on hiring and employing people with disabilities or chronic illnesses. For this, please switch to the german version of this website.

When receiving relevant applications, responsible staff must involve the Disabled Persons Office early in the process. Also applicants can contact the office for advice.

Barrier-free access at TUM and in the cafeterias of the Munich Student Union

• Barrier-free entrances and handicap-accessible toilets on TUM main campus (PDF, 0.1 MB)
  
• Barrier-free access to the TUM libraries
• Barrier-free access to the cafeterias of the Munich Student Union

Partnership with Pfennigparade München

Since 2009, TUM has maintained a Partnership with the foundation Pfennigparade München, through which physically disabled people from Pfennigparade subsidiary companies work together with colleagues at TUM.

Municipal and state counseling services

• Municipal counseling for the city of Munich and towns Freising and Garching is provided by the Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities of the City of Munich, the Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities of Freising, and the Advisory Council for Persons with Disabilities of Garching.
• If you seek advice on supra-regional issues and problems, you can turn to the Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities of the Bavarian State Government and the Federal Government Commissioner for Matters relating to Disabled Persons.
• The Bavarian Center for Families and Social Affairs (ZBFS) is responsible for issues of profession and disability, financial aids and living with disabilities or chronic illnesses in Bavaria.
• As the supra-communal social welfare authority, the district of Upper Bavaria provides support and services for disabled persons.