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Featured news, events and articles from across the sector.
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ADCET UDL Symposium 2024 - Save the date!
Join us on June 12 at RMIT in Melbourne for the ADCET Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Symposium 2024, where you can connect with like-minded educators, experts, and advocates to deepen your understanding of UDL principles and strategies and be part of a community dedicated to creating inclusive and engaging learning environments for all. Registrations and calls for abstracts opening soon.
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Applying AI and UDL for Inclusive Learning: Perceptibility, Flexibility, Accessibility
In this ADCET Webinar, Elizabeth Hitches and Joe Houghton will take a look at tools and techniques aimed at enhancing the UDL themes of Perceptibility, Flexibility & Accessibility using AI (Artificial Intelligence). This practical session will demonstrate a number of ways everyone can build accessibility into their day-to-day process. When: Wednesday 20 March 2024
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Accessibility in Office 365 - Inclusive isn’t elusive
ADCET is delighted to welcome back Andrew Balzer from Microsoft for a discovery session on how to make your Office 365 more inclusive and accessible in this 1.5-hour webinar. You will learn about the simple and powerful tools that are built into the Microsoft Office suite to help you create and access content for everyone. When: Wednesday 27 March 2024
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Autistic students’ experiences of university in Australia
This ADCET Webinar explores autistic students experiences when enrolling and attending university. Stigma and discrimination are consistently identified as a significant challenge. In this co-produced project, interviews with autistic university students were conducted, with a focus on the circumstances in which students experienced discrimination, how autistic students approach university, and how universities can better support autistic students. Recommendations for creating a neuro-affirming environment for autistic students at universities will be shared in the webinar. When: Tuesday 9 April 2024
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What Universal Design for Learning Looks Like
ADCET is excited to welcome back Dr Thomas Tobin for this interactive webinar session, where actual classroom materials from colleagues in mathematics, business, chemistry, and carpentry will be used in order to teach micro-lessons in the usual way and then in a more universally-designed fashion. You’ll learn specific techniques that you can adopt quickly and easily to help lower access barriers - and you’ll see them at work in this webinar! When: Wednesday 17 April 2024
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Exciting News! Inspiration 11 is coming… take a first look
Inspiration 11 is coming in Autumn 2024 and in this session Sprialis Consulting provided a first look at the brand new version. Simple to use, but powerful in the impact it has on users, Inspiration is the ideal visual thinking tool for helping students with neuro differences and cognitive challenges to capture and organise ideas, build comprehension, retain information and support the writing process. The Dragon Edition of Inspiration optimised for Dragon Professional users was also unveiled.
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Disability Awareness - free eLearning
Kick start your professional learning for 2024 with our free Disability eLearning courses. This online training aims to build your awareness and increase your understanding around disability.
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Digital Maths - The future of inclusion and how we can get there
This ADCET webinar provided an overview and demonstration of Texthelp's Equatio. What does inclusion in the Maths space look like? Digital technologies are transforming mathematics education and helping to create a more inclusive learning experience for all students.
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Beyond Accommodations - Why Universal Design Matters for All Learners
This ADCET webinar provided an overview and demonstration of Texthelp's Read&Write and OrbitNote. Ensuring inclusivity and maximising students' success remains a constant challenge for educators. These universally designed literacy tools help to remove barriers to literacy and learning while supporting students in everyday tasks like studying, revising and learning.
What People Say
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Michelle Anderson, ManagerAccess & Inclusion, University of SA
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ADCET provides the Tertiary Education Sector with the most up to date current professional training. The webinars provided professional training over the breadth of a worker’s carer. This training has embedded a high quality of service across Tertiary Education Sector in Australia.
Liz Sullivan, ManagerUniAccess, Student Success and Wellbeing, University of Western Australia -
When I arrived in Australia 8 years ago and then landed my first role as a disability practitioner on Aussie soil, ADCET was my source of truth! I was the only disability advisor in the university and having ADCET to refer to ensured that I aligned with best practice in the sector. I have also referred countless academics and students to the website, to explore teaching strategies and assistive technology options. ADCET ensures that we as practitioners are all on the same page which benefits students with disability in tertiary education. Thank you ADCET for supporting us to support students with disability equitably, and I look forward to the next 25 years!
Veronica Nelson, Access and Inclusion AdvisorUniversity of SA -
A TAFE QLD practitioner for 28 years; I moved into a disability educational role in 2017. The ADCET team and their amazing suite of innovative and inclusive resources immediately made me feel comfortable, in control and totally supported. Through their modelling and encouragement I now get involved with the development and trialling of resources for our industry! The ADCET team genuinely cares for student and practitioner growth, both professionally and personally.
Meredith Jackson, Leading Vocational TeacherStudent Support, TAFE Queensland -
As a disability practitioner who often provides discrete support to our students, ADCET has been my ‘go-to’ resource for technology know-how, practitioner best practice and often just the simple but vital confirmation that I’m doing the best I can for our students engagement, independence and progression. ADCET is a wonderful resource. Happy 20th birthday!
Brandon Taylor, ManagerTAFE Queensland
ADCET news
- ADCET News: Save the date: ADCET UDL Symposium 2024
- ADCET News: Celebrating Excellence: ADCET Proudly Acknowledges Merrin McCracken and Andrew Downie for receiving ATEND Honorary Life Memberships
- ADCET News: ADCET Elevates User Experience with Revamped UDL Pages
- ADCET News: Ally for ADCET - Alternative File Formats now available
- ADCET News: Needed Now: Real, tangible supports for students with disability combined with sector leadership and systemic supports
- Practice Spotlight: Telepresence robots and Tertiary Education: The next frontier of remote learning?
Upcoming events
- Increasing pathways and opportunities for people with disability in the workforce - DCA
- ADCET Webinar: Applying AI and UDL for Inclusive Learning - Perceptibility, Flexibility, Accessibility
- ADCET Webinar: Accessibility in Office 365 - Inclusive isn’t elusive
- ADCET Webinar: Autistic students’ experiences of university in Australia
- ADCET Webinar: What Universal Design for Learning Looks Like (Thomas Tobin)
- Round Table Conference 2024
Sector news & positions vacant
- Sector News: ABC Radio: Universities Accord not ambitious for students with disability
- Sector News: Australian Universities Accord Final Report Document
- Job: Disability Liaison Officer Employment Register - TasTAFE
- Sector News: New-look VOCEDplus website
- Sector News: Queenslanders with Disability Network launches a new group for QLD students
- Sector News: Vision Australia: Digital Accessibility Training 2024
Latest links & articles
- Video: ADCET Webinar: Exciting News! Inspiration 11 is coming… take a first look
- Article: Accommodations 2.0: Reflecting on the future of post-secondary accommodations in a UDL landscape
- Video: ADCET Webinar: Digital Maths - The future of inclusion and how we can get there
- Web link: Australian Universities Accord Final Report Document
- Video: ADCET Webinar: Beyond Accommodations - Why Universal Design Matters for All Learners
- Article: Investigating The Effect of Universal Design For Learning on Learner Performance, Engagement, And Self-Efficacy - US
As a newcomer to the tertiary education sector, ADCET has been an enormous source of information, wisdom and support in all things education related. I’ve worked in the disability sector for over 30 years and ADCET is by far the most comprehensive and professional resource I have ever come across. The collegiality and willingness of practitioners across the country to share their knowledge and expertise is truly inspirational.