ADCET Forum: New Disability Practitioners - VET

Stephen Manson commenced his current role managing TafeSA Student Services in 2017. Stephen has a Social Work background and has been working in student services and disability support services in post-secondary education for many years. Stephen is particularly interested in the important role post-secondary education plays in providing a pathway to employment for students with disabilities and other equity cohorts

Brandon Taylor is the Mental Health & Wellbeing Strategy Manager for TAFE Queensland.  Prior to this, Brandon was the Student Support Manager serving the Brisbane region. He has worked in the VET sector as a teacher, Disability Officer and manager for 18 years.  He has taught literacy, numeracy and life skills programs with disadvantaged youth, discrete learning programs for adults with disability in the workplace and additional support programs for students struggling to maintain their VET studies.  He has managed multidisciplinary student support teams including counselling, disability, Indigenous and International Student Welfare.

Sheena Cranwell – BSW [Hon] has worked with TAFE Queensland, as an AccessAbility Officer for over five years, working with Students with additional challenges in their studies. Sheena currently works with students studying in IT and Creative Arts at Southbank Campus. Additional professional experience includes Student Support at the University of Queensland, Research into the lived experience of Disability in several projects with Griffith University and the Health/Child Safety Sector. Her passion for Equitable Accessibility in an Educational Environment comes from being a parent of a child with multiple challenges in learning and recognition of the strengths all students bring with them to their studies.