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 Disability Resources




JobAccess - workplace solutions for people with disability
Resources for all matters relating to employment of people with disability - federal government initiative...more...

Disability Standards for Education 2005 (DEST)
making education and training accessible to students with a disability; rights and responsibilities under the DDA...more...

Higher Education Equity and Disability - Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
Disability Support Program provides funding to eligible higher education providers to undertake activities that assist in removing barriers to access for students with disabilities....more...

Supervising Students with a Mental Health Issue - PowerPoint presentation by Director, The Equity Office
student disability...more...

AVCC Guidelines relating to students with a disability - May 2006
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Impairment (Disability) Discrimination
The Anti-Discrimination Commission Queensland fact sheet on impairment (disability) discrimination based on the state legislation...more...

Disability Standards and Guidelines - AHRC
Australian Human Rights Commission - Disability Standards and Guidelines include FAQs and complaint decisions...more...

Disability Rights - Australian Human Rights Commission
Australian Human Rights Commission home page on disability rights under the Disability Discrimination Act...more...

Succeeding with a Psychiatric Disability in the University
The information kit (1997) provides valuable information and advice for both staff and students with a mental illness, or in dealing with others who have a mental illness....more...

beyondblue: the national depression initiative
National independent, not-for-profit organisation working to address issues associated with depression, anxiety and related substance misuse disorders in Australia...more...

Mental Health Resources
depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, psychosis, substance abuse

Australian Disability Clearinghouse on Education and Training (ADCET)
disability student...more...

Australian Employers Network on Disability
. . . assist organisations to build skills and confidence in relation to people with disability ...more...

Investigation into media access to drive change
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Choosing your Path. Disclosure: it's a personal decision
Options and pathways... when deciding to disclose disability. Rights, roles and responsibilities of employers, educators and support services (post secondary and employment)...more...

Creating Accessible Teaching and Support (CATS) - for students with disability
The CATS Project has established a framework for good practice ... to assist universities to create equitable access for students with disability and to comply with the Disability Discrimination Act and the Disability Standards for Education....more...

Women with Disabilities Australia
WWDA operates as a national disability organisation; a national women's organisation; and a national human rights organisation....more...

Disability - legal definition and 'reasonable adjustment'
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People with Disability Australia Inc
National peak disability rights and advocacy organisation provides a voice for people with disability...more...

YouSearched.Com search engine fully accessible for people with disabilities
YouSearched.Com is the world's first search engine designed to be fully accessible for people with disabilities. This means ensuring that anyone using screen readers or refreshable Braille devices, people who cannot view images or those not using point......more...

A Way With Words
Guidelines for the portrayal of people with a disability (DSQ)...more...

Students with Disabilities: Code of Practice for Australian Tertiary Institutions 1998
Dated publication but much information still useful...more...