Overview

• At ACU, we have dedicated disability support for students who have a diagnosed health condition, disability, mental health condition, or have significant carer responsibilities that may impact their studies.

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Disability support at ACU

The Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) through the Disability Standards for Education requires institutions to take reasonable steps to enable a student with a disability to participate in education on the same basis as a student without a disability. 

At ACU, we have dedicated disability support for students who have a diagnosed health condition, disability, mental health condition, or have significant carer responsibilities that may impact their studies. Support can be provided to these students in a number of ways including educational adjustments, exam arrangements, assistive technology and course materials in alternate formats. All adjustments required by the student will be reflected on an Education Inclusion Plan (EIP).

While the adjustments on the EIP have been recommended by what is considered ‘reasonable’ (according to the Disability Discrimination Act, 1992, and the Disability Standards for Education, 2005), we encourage you and your staff to contact Disability Support if you have concerns. Reasonable Adjustments should not compromise the inherent requirements or learning outcomes of the course.

If a student has an adjustment contained in their EIP that requests permission to record lectures and/or tutorials, they may use digital recorders, smart phones/pens, tablets or laptops to record lectures. In some cases, tutorials may also be recorded as long as they do so in accordance with the Lecture Capture Policy. Students are required to discuss this with academic staff before recording. For more information, please refer to the FAQs on the Disability Support Staff Page.

Universal Design for Learning (UDL)

Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is an approach to teaching that consists of designing course instruction, materials, and content to benefit a broad range of learners, including students with disabilities. It is important that the principals of UDL are embedded within our teaching frameworks. For more information regarding Universal Design for Learning please review the Disability Support Staff Page and the CAST website.