ADCET - Australian Disability Clearinghouse on Education and Training

ADCET proudly celebrated the recipients of the 2025 Accessibility in Action Awards on 28 May 2025. This annual celebration recognises outstanding achievement in accessibility innovation, leadership, and inclusive practices, and are held in recognition of Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD). This event brought together colleagues from across the tertiary education sector, allowing them to connect and share innovative examples from their own work. Congratulations to all the 2025 Accessibility in Action Award winners!

Reminder: In-person registrations are now closed, with online registrations closing Monday, 23 June 2025 - we are very close to capacity, please register now.  

The Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Symposium 2025 is a one-and-a-half-day event featuring keynote speaker Dr Seán Bracken, a Principal Lecturer at the University of Worcester and Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, UK. As part of the ACSES fellowship program, Dr Bracken is currently an Adjunct Professor at Curtin University and is recognised as a leading expert in UDL. When: 25 to 26 June 2025

Andrew Normand, Digital Accessibility Lead at the University of Melbourne, recently received the university's Professional Excellence and Innovation Award for his exceptional advocacy for digital inclusion. His work focuses on making IT systems accessible to students and staff with disability, coordinating digital accessibility activities, and providing training.

Join us as Sam Cock introduces the Lernabl software which provides a comprehensive and holistic solution for the entire revision process. Sam will discuss its benefits along with how the software can support students with a range of additional needs. There will also be a product demonstration highlighting key features and how these aid students when preparing for exams. When: Thursday 10 July 2025 

Associate Professor Sheelagh Daniels-Mayes introduced BlakAbility, an innovative Indigenous-led framework that centres cultural understandings of disability. Indigenous people with disability often face the dual challenges of racism and disability discrimination. During this presentation, Sheelagh examined higher education's role in perpetuating these disparities while offering compelling strategies for meaningful institutional transformation.

The ILOTA (Inclusive Learning Opportunities Through AI) podcast series explores the exciting convergence of UDL, AI and accessibility and examines ways in which emerging technologies can be utilised to enhance learning opportunities. In Episode 12, titled Neurodiverse Student Perspectives on Using AI, we are joined by Tiana Blazevic to explore AI and how it can support Neurodiverse students to enhance their learning and studies.