Get involved
We welcome people who want to think and work with us.
If you want to take an active part and help decide, become a full member. If you simply want to support us, become an associate member. That costs nothing. Anyone can join, and the people who carry the work still stay together.
Types of membership
There are four ways to be part of this.
| Type | Annual fee | Voting rights | Who it is for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full members | 50 euros | yes | For people who want to work and do research with us and help decide at the general assembly. |
| Associate members | free | no | Für alle, die den Verein ideell unterstützen, seine Arbeit weitertragen oder ihn in ihrem Netzwerk vertreten. |
| Honorary members | free | no | For people who have done outstanding service for the association. The board appoints them. |
| Scientific members | free | no | For specialists who advise the board on the scientific advisory council. The board appoints them. |
Full members pay 50 euros a year. Please transfer the amount within 30 days of being admitted. Apart from that, joining costs nothing.
How to become a member
Just write to us. No form needed — by email or post. Give us your name, your email address and your date of birth. Tell us which kind of membership you would like, and add a few words about what connects you to what we do.
Then we read your message. The board decides on admission, and there is no entitlement to it. You will hear from us either way. If it fits, you are a member from that day on. Full members then transfer the annual fee. For everyone else there is nothing to pay.
An online form is in preparation. Until then, a message is enough.
Please do not send us photographs of identity documents or any information about health or disability. We do not need them for membership, and we do not collect them.
Ways we could work together
There are many ways to take part. With a question, with your expertise, with an hour of your time — or with an objection.
What helps us most is someone trying out what we build — in their own real work. Do you operate professional software without sight, or with assistive technology? Then try one of our prototypes and tell us what does not work. Just write to us. You do not have to be a member for that.