Disability Services
Some useful links
Disability is an area with a huge number of resources, both Australian and international. The links that follow are to get you started… You will find that each of the sites has itself a large number of links.
1. Legislation and Guidelines
- Disability Standards for Education 2005
- Guide to the Disability Discrimination Act
A plain English summary of the Act available through the home page of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission.
- Australian Human Rights Commission
- NSW Anti-Discrimination Board
- AVCC Guidelines Relating to Students with Disabilities
- AVCC Guidelines on Information Access for Students with Print Disabilities
- Students with Disabilities: Code of Practice for Australian Tertiary Institutions
Useful for students and staff of Universities, describes good practice in provision of services to students with disabilities and recommends national minimum standards.
For information about the government’s policies and programs related to equity and particularly disability in higher education, visit the Department of Education, Employment and Work Relations (DEEWR) site.
2. CSU Plans and Policies
CSU Disability Action Plan - currently being reviewed and updated
CSU Web Publishing has links to the Charles Sturt University Web Disability Access Action Plan, and related information.
Links to all policies such as Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action are in the CSU Administration Manual.
3. Other useful links
- ADCET - Australian Disability Clearinghouse on Education and Training
This project site includes: online seminars on topical issues featuring guest speakers and authors; purpose-designed material for university-based Disability Liaison Officers; peer review of information on the site; and an archive of research. - National Disability Coordination Office
- Information on Disclosure
- Inclusive Practices a resource to assist academic staff to work with students with a disability and help them achieve their highest potential.
- Opening all Options a resource for students with Learning Disabilities everything you want to know about studying with LD
- JobAccess an information and advice service funded by the Australian Government. It offers practical workplace solutions for people with disability and their employers.
4. Making contact with other people with disabilities
There are many forums, listservs, ezynes and blogs, from the general Student Services forum at CSU to more specialist ones for higher education students with disabilities, and those focussing on adaptive equipment and its best uses.