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A Way With Words [ pdf: 173 KB ]
A Way With Words provides guidelines for the portrayal of people with a disability. It has been designed for use by communications professionals and is a user friendly guide to making positive, approp...
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Academic Accommodation for Students with Psychiatric Disability - A Resource Book [ pdf: 358 KB ]
Students with psychiatric disabilities are entitled to reasonable academic accommodations under the DDA (1992) and Disability Standards for Education 2005. Providing effective accommodations allows st...
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Accommodating students with disabilities: A guide for academic staff [ doc: 173 KB ]
This guide documents some commonly asked questions about issues facing students with disability in relation to their study and employment, and provides answers that assist staff to deal with these iss...
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Assistance for Students with a Psychiatric Disabilility
This report arose out of recognition that students with a psychiatric disability within the South Australian School of Art were finding themselves in a continual spiral of failure due primarily to th...
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Broaden Your Horizons
Broaden Your Horizons is a centralised website that houses resources relating to young people with disabilities. This resource is dedicated to provide quality career and transition information and sup...
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Choosing Your Path. Disclosure: It’s a Personal Decision
This resource addresses challenges for people with disabilities, employers and educators relating to disclosure of disability. The website provides substantial information about options and pathways t...
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Considering Further Education [ doc: 303 KB ]
"Considering Further Education?" is a Victorian planning guide for people with a disability or medical condition looking at furthering their education.
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Considering Higher Education?
This is a comprehensive planning guide to assist people with disabilities or medical conditions to make an informed decision about what they want to study and, how to go about gaining entry into the c...
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Dietary dilemmas: a handbook for food providers on catering for alternative diets [ pdf: 1,688 KB ]
Provides basic information on the dietary requirements of people with sensitivity to certain foods, such as gluten and dairy products. Compiled by Heidi Bone and Justene Knight. Published 2000.
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Disability Standards for Education explained
This website will help users understand important parts of the DDA Education Standards. The information is provided in three different ways: Plain English Text, AUSLAN and Audio Format. There is an a...
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Education to Employment Resource (NSW)
Updated in April 2011 the 'Education to Employment Package' website is about the changes that can be readily made by students, graduates, employers and those services supporting them to bring about be...
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Future Pathways Guide [ pdf: 1,166 KB ]
The Future Pathways Guide 2007 is a transition guide to assist ACT students with a disability make informed decisions and plans for life after school.
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Get Ready For Uni: Students with disability
This information kit is a 'kick start' for high school students with disability thinking about going to uni. There are sections to help prepare for uni, with tips, hints and links.
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Inclusive Practice is Good Practice [ pdf: 546 KB ]
Inclusive Practice Is Good Practice aims to promote understanding of the needs of students with disabilities. It is a comprehensive resource package that provides concise reference information and gui...
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Information and Orientation Guidelines for Disability Support Workers
These Guidelines were developed to offer pointers to good practice for Disability Support Workers (DSWs) working with students with disabilities in the tertiary education and training environment.
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Keys to success: strategies for managing university study with a psychiatric disability [ pdf: 4,010 KB ]
The publication is concerned with the impact of mental illness on academic pursuits, and the development of strategies to study successfully. This resource was prepared by Esmond Dowdy with Ann Osbor...
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Leaps and Bounds - Queensland [ doc: 1,165 KB ]
Leaps and Bounds (Queensland);- a self-help planning guide to post-secondary education and training in Queensland for prospective students with disabilities and chronic medical conditions. This guide...
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Leaps and Bounds - Tasmania [ doc: 2,249 KB ]
A Tasmanian self-help planning guide to post-school education and TAFE training for prospective students with disabilities and chronic medical conditions.
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Making the Transition [ doc: 1,068 KB ]
Queensland transition to apprenticeship booklet. "Making the transition: Easing the transition into an apprenticeship or traineeship for people with a disability".
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Mature Study Resource Website
This fully accessible website is for mature age people with disabilities and/or medical conditions considering tertiary education at TAFE, university or Registered Training Organisations (RTOs). The w...