Australian National Disability Staff Survey: Your Voice

There is a significant lack of research about the experiences of staff with disabilities in higher education and this survey, with your help, seeks to address this gap.

Staff who work in higher education and self-identify as being disabled, neurodivergent and/or living with a long-term health condition and/or chronic illness are invited to take part in a National Disability Staff Survey of their experiences of working in higher education.

This project, led by Professor Carol Evans with ATEND  aims to understand the experiences of staff with disabilities and long-term health conditions and/or chronic illness, and/or neurodiversity in academic and professional services and technical support roles within Higher Education (HE) in Australia. The survey is relevant to all staff and postgraduate students in higher education academic, research, technical support, and professional services roles, working in higher education institutions, including colleges offering HE courses.

Participation in this survey is voluntary and anonymous, and all personal identifying information and names of institutions will be removed. The data collection will support better understanding of the lived experiences of those with disability in higher education.

Ethical consent has been approved  by the University of Salford, UK, to enable this work to be undertaken. Further information about the project can be found here and is also available in the survey platform.

If you require further information, please email Professor Carol Evans or Cathy Easte

The Disability Inclusion Survey is now available.

Please note you can reuse the survey link you first used to get back into the survey if you were unable to complete it at one point of time. When you go back in, it will take you to where you left off. You can use the forward and back buttons to move through the survey questions.