From 18 to 20 March 2026, the Centre for Advanced Study “Access to Cultural Goods in Digital Change” will hold a conference entitled “Kulturelle Teilhabe im digitalen Wandel – Ethik, Ästhetik und Praxis des Zugangs zu kulturellen Gütern für Menschen mit Behinderungen” (“Cultural participation in the digital transformation – ethics, aesthetics and practice of access to cultural goods for people with disabilities”, in German).

Venue: Seminar room KTh I, Johannisstraße 8–10, 48143 Münster

Registration: If you would like to participate, please register by 1 March 2026 at kfg.zugang@uni-muenster.de.

Scientific Organisation: Hauke Behrendt, Annette Gilbert, Thomas Kater und Siegfried Saerberg

Programme: The programme will be available here shortly.

---

How does digitalisation change cultural participation of people with disabilities? Does it open up new ways of access, forms of expression, and spaces for self-determination – or does it create new barriers, standardisations, and exclusions?

The conference addresses these questions from ethical, aesthetic and practical perspectives. It brings together scientific, artistic and activist forms of knowledge and creates space for dialogue, reflection and joint practice.

The programme includes lectures, artistic contributions and participatory formats on topics such as universal design, inclusive design, ethical, legal and political frameworks, and media and technology-related perspectives.

The event is aimed at researchers, students, cultural professionals, people with disabilities, representatives from politics, administration and civil society, as well as the interested public.