Australian Disability Clearinghouse on Education and Training

After becoming a quadriplegic in a diving accident, I returned to high school to finish my senior years. The encouragement and acceptance from the school and my classmates along with minor physical ad...

Anne was 20 and was vision impaired. She wore thick glasses and could see a little only if she held the paper very close to her eyes. She was able to write. Anne did not want any help; she was fierc...

The following case study provides insights and approaches relating to a single student, Emma, from two different academic staff who taught her. Emma was undertaking study in a health, biomedical scien...

I hold the position of Business Development Executive for IBM Australia and New Zealand, and I’m a tireless proponent of the business case for employing people with disability. There are about o...

I find things are looking bright these days. I’ve finished my Social Work degree and have my mind set on one day working in social research. But it’s been a challenging and scary ride at t...

I am a lawyer and was born with moderate to severe hearing loss, and I hope to see courtrooms better equipped for lawyers and citizens with disability in the future. I can’t hear very well in ...

Vicki was in her 30s and was undertaking study in an arts faculty. She had multiple personality disorder and this interfered with her attendance.  She did not come to the university when she was ...

This pilot DVD was created by the TAFE NSW Disability Programs Unit and contains is a series of video profiles of people with a range of disabilities, who are making their mark in the workforce.

This UK report analyses the findings from the first ever survey of disabled students in geography, earth and environmental sciences and related disciplines. It focuses on the experiences of teaching, ...

Grasp the Nettle is a collection of tertiary transition experiences from people with learning disability. These recordings share the experiences of 11 individuals with learning disability who have ma...

I am a Communications graduate from the University of the Sunshine Coast and hold a Bachelor of Social Science degree. In recent years I have also competed as a Paralympics swimmer, been an aspiring j...

Sarah was a mature-age student severely affected in her right hand by occupational overuse syndrome who was undertaking study in a humanities faculty. She could not use her right hand for writing or t...

This guide was prepared with the intention of providing academic staff with a sample of ideas and strategies that can legitimately be incorporated into the teaching and evaluation of university course...