Australian Disability Clearinghouse on Education and Training

Disability support workers (DSWs) are often employed to directly assist students with disability in the post-secondary environment. Services provided may include note-takers, sign language interpreter...

Students who require support services, adjustments or accommodations may be asked to provide written evidence of their circumstances from an appropriately qualified independent professional. Ideally,...

An interview with a student with disability requires specialised skills. Interviewing is not the same as counselling and needs to have clear boundaries, expectations, goals and guidelines.  In th...

Most TAFEs have Disability Advisers (DA)/ Disability Liaison Officers (DLOs).  Here is a link to a list of State and Territory TAFE Disability Advisers/ Disability Liaison Officers http...

It is important to make the office in which you interview clients an accessible and welcoming space. Decor - Orient students to new environments and keep furniture and equipment in the same place.&nb...

The post-compulsory education and training environment is made up of universities, institutes of TAFE, private training organisations and non-government organisations. Some secondary school campuses a...

Disability practitioners are known variously as Disability Liaison Officers, Disability Advisors, Integration Coordinators, Teacher Consultants or Disability Officers. While the role of the disability...

Accessibility According to the Macquarie Concise Dictionary, accessibility refers to 'ease of access/approach' or 'getting to' or 'getting into' something whether that something, for students with di...

The Practitioners' Toolkit provides useful tips for all those who work with people with disability in education and training settings.

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...