ADCET - Australian Disability Clearinghouse on Education and Training

ADCET proudly announced the recipients of the 2025 Accessibility in Action Awards on 15 May 2025 which coincided with Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD). This annual celebration recognises outstanding achievement in accessibility innovation, leadership, and inclusive practices. Please join us as we honour these exceptional individuals, teams and initiatives receiving our 2025 Accessibility in Action Awards on Wednesday 28 May 2025. 

Registrations are now open for the upcoming one and a half day Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Symposium 2025, featuring keynote speaker Dr Seán Bracken, who is a Principal Lecturer at the University of Worcester and a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, UK. Dr Bracken, as part of the ACSES fellowship program, is also currently an Adjunct Professor at Curtin University and is a leading expert in UDL. When: 25-26 July 2025

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.

Dr Bret Stephenson presented key findings from his 2024 ACSES Equity Fellowship research project, Centring Equity in Data and AI Governance: Informing Policy to Empower Practice. His research explored institutional policies and practices used in collecting and disclosing students’ personal, and often highly sensitive, data. This webinar highlighted the challenges and good practices identified by participants, offering insights to guide ethical and equitable data governance.