- Not sure what you want to do?
- Need to know more about what courses and training options are on offer?
- Are you preparing for employment and are unsure about what strategies you could use to highlight your abilities to prospective employers?
- Are you aware of the services available to assist you when you are studying or trying to gain employment?
- Do you want to know more about your legal rights and responsibilities regarding disclosure of your disability to education providers or prospective employers?
- Do you need to find someone to help you navigate your way "through the system"?
If you answered "yes" to any of these questions and are looking for specific information about post school pathways, options, support, employment and legal services available in Tasmania, and a whole lot more, then you've come to the right place. Gateways aims to help you keep up to date with what's available in Tasmania and people you can contact for assistance. We invite you to visit us frequently as Tasmanian news, events and regional newsletters will be regularly updated.
Not sure where to start on this site?
To help navigate your way, read the information contained under "Help/Search Tips".
Not sure how to start planning for your education, training or employment?
There are excellent resources out there to help you but there are a lot of them and some are harder to find than others! To help you make a start, here's our "Top Ten" links to resources judged by students as being the most helpful.
Links to Useful Resources for Students
Pathways Planning
Studying with Disabilities/Medical conditions
- Towards Success in Tertiary Study included in this series of booklets are:
- discovering your learning style
- with acquired brain injury
- with asperger's syndrome
- with deafness
- with learning disabilities
- with ongoing medical conditions
- with psychiatric conditions
- with vision impairment: (word format available)
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Connecting with other students
- ANSWD – Australasian Network of Students with Disabilities
Career Planning/Employment
Can’t find what you need?
You can always contact the National Disability Liaison Officer in your region:
In Southern & Central Tasmania, contact:
Debbie Hindle
National Disability Coordination Officer
Southern Tasmania
c/- University of Tasmania
Private Bag 2
Hobart TAS 7000
Ph: 6226 1796
Fax: 6226 2059
Mobile: 0419 364 585
Email: Debbie.Hindle@utas.edu.au
In North & North West Tasmania, contact:
Darlene McLennan
National Disability Coordination Officer
North & North West Tasmania
C/- University of Tasmania
Locked Bag 1313
Launceston TAS 7250
Ph: 6324 3758
Fax: 6324 3788
Mobile: 0419 154368
Email: Darlene.Mclennan@utas.edu.au
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