CATS for Teaching Staff

As an academic you need to know how to meet the needs of an increasingly diverse student population and ensure that you do not inadvertently discriminate.

Inclusive teaching and assessment practices can minimise the need for individual support for students with disability while enhancing the learning of all students. This will make life easier for you by anticipating the increasing diversity while ensuring compliance with disability related legislation. Access to information is a critical issue for students with print disability. The Teaching and Assessment section also identifies strategies for making laboratories, field trips and on-line learning more accessible.

Students will sometimes encounter problems related to their disability or life in general and you may be called upon to assist. Understanding the implications of impairments and developing effective communication skills are vital. When a student is in difficulty or at risk you need to have the knowledge to respond promptly.

Key Fact Sheets for Academics

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Determining the Core Requirements of a Course

The core (inherent or essential) requirements are those that students must pass in order to complete a course/unit/program. They are those components which if removed or substituted would substa...
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Disability Standards for Education

The Disability Standards for Education are subordinate legislation to the DDA and education providers must comply with them. They aim to clarify the legal obligations in relation to education.&nb...
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Examination Accommodations and Alternative Assessment

By adopting an inclusive approach to teaching and assessment, you can meet the needs of most students. However, you will sometimes need to make adjustments to enable a student with disability to compl...
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Fieldwork, Work Placements and Study-Abroad Trips for Students with Disability

Fieldwork, work placements and study-abroad trips offer rich learning opportunities in a range of disciplines, and with careful planning, can be made accessible to most students with disability...
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Inclusive Curriculum Design

Our classrooms are microcosms of the diverse society in which we live. The aim of inclusive curriculum design is to anticipate this diversity and use it in the curriculum to improve the learning of ...
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Inclusive Strategies for Teaching & Assessment

Inclusive teaching means providing learning opportunities that are free from bias and that take into account a diversity of individual needs and learning styles related to disability, race, socio-e...
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Making Information Accessible to All Students

Students have different learning styles and a range of academic, cognitive and physical abilities. Universal Design benefits all students and limits the adjustments required to accommodate disability-...
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Making On-Line Learning Accessible

Recent developments in on-line learning can help create a more inclusive education for students with disabilities, as they facilitate real flexibility in terms of when and where study takes ...
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Teaching Strategies for Lectures and Tutorials

At the beginning of semester, acknowledge student diversity and your organisation’s commitment to providing equal opportunities for students with disability. Invite students to talk to ...
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Teaching Strategies for Studio, Practical and Laboratory Classes

It is important to ensure that these learning environments are accessible and safe for all students, including those with disability. Specific adjustments may need to be to made to meet the needs...
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Teaching Students with Particular Impairments

Impairments result from injury, illness or genetic disorders. Many people have more than one impairment which can be variously disabling depending on the provisions that society makes for the person's...

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CATS for Teaching Staff

Key Fact Sheets for Academics