News & Updates
Here, we compile a diverse selection of current notices, events, interesting articles, podcasts, and links related to topics on disability and impairments. If you have any suggestions or ideas for this section, we would be delighted to hear from you via email.
myAbility Talent® Programm 2025
The myAbility Talent® Program is an established career program for students, recent graduates, and academics with accessibility needs. Over the course of one semester, myAbility Talents benefit from comprehensive career coaching and diverse networking opportunities.
The transition from university to professional life is a challenge for many, especially for students, doctoral candidates, and graduates with disabilities, chronic or mental illnesses, or neurodivergence. How do you approach networking? What should you consider during a job interview? And should you mention your diagnosis in your cover letter or not? These and many other questions concern young people as they search for an internship, part-time job, or their first full-time position.
This is precisely where the myAbility Talent® Program provides valuable support for this transition, helping participants successfully navigate their entry into professional life.
Participation in the program is free of charge. Participants are expected to travel for networking events, with any associated costs being their responsibility. The location and dates will be announced in advance.
Disabilities or chronic illnesses are individual and personal. As such, no documentation or proof is required for participation.
Any questions? Here you’ll find information and contact persons.
You can find details about the program and the registration form at: https://karriere.myability.jobs/myabilitytalent/GERMANY
The two Talent Managers, Viviane and Michael, offer informational consultation hours for those interested:
Appointment Booking with Michael Zakall | Initial Consultation
Appointment Booking with Viviane Martin | Initial Consultatio
For questions, both can also be reached via email at hello.talent(at)myability(dot)orgor by phone at +43 699 16 56 12 25.
"I am not a charity case."
Finished with university, now what? Sabrina Lorenz is an author, speaker, and consultant on topics such as inclusion, ableism, and medical communication. In her guest article, "I Am Not a Charity Case," she shares a deeply personal experience about her thoughts and feelings regarding entering the workforce with disabilities and chronic illnesses.
Special Edition by IBS (Information and Counseling Center for Studies and Disabilities): “Inclusive Studying”
To mark the 40th anniversary of the Information and Counseling Center for Studies and Disabilities (IBS), a special edition titled "Extrablatt" has been published, focusing on the state of inclusion in higher education. In addition to statistics and milestones, it features an interview with Prof. Dr. Roswitha Böhm (Vice-Rector for University Culture) from TU Dresden and five portraits of students with their impairments.