At the AW-ZIB, people with and without disabilities teach and research together on cross-sectional tasks of inclusion. What is new about this is that people who are considered cognitively impaired and who have successfully completed a three-year full-time qualification as education specialists work at the centre. The AW-ZIB plays a pioneering role: it is the first centre of its kind to be located at a university as an academic institution and inclusion department.