Disability and Accessibility Advisory Committee

Established in 2023, the Disability and Accessibility Advisory Committee (formerly the Disability Project Group) provides strategic advice relating to aspects of the University's physical, digital and social environments, which may have disabling or exclusionary effects on students, staff and visitors. The Committee also advises Monash on the implementation of the Disability and Accessibility Action Plan 2024-2030 (DAAP 2024-2030).

Reporting

The Disability and Accessibility Advisory Committee is established by, and reports into, the University’s Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Committee.

Terms of reference

The Disability and Accessibility Advisory Committee will:

• Provide the University through the EDI Committee with strategic advice and informed direction on accessibility and inclusion with respect to disability and carer related initiatives, including policies and procedures, and issues that may affect staff and students who experience disability, ongoing health conditions or who are carers.
• Oversee the implementation of the University’s DAAP 2024-2030.
• Apply the principles of the EDI Framework 2022-2030 by operating in a manner that is intersectional, person-centred, whole-of-community, dynamic and iterative.
• Create a platform for stakeholder engagement and information sharing on accessibility and disability inclusion initiatives, policies, and events across all Monash campuses and locations.
• Guide the University’s identification of priorities and progress in achieving targets set for building a more inclusive, safe and respectful community for staff and students with disability or who are carers.
• Promote an awareness of disability and the specific support services available for students and staff
• Identify barriers to enabling and inclusive environments for members of the Monash community with disability or who are carers, including identifying how these barriers may be compounded by other factors
• Provide regular updates to the EDI Committee.

Membership

The following are ex officio members of the Committee:

• Associate Professor Libby Callaway (appointed Co-Chair);
• Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education) and Senior Vice-President (ex-officio Co-Chair);
• Chief People Officer, Monash HR;
• Academic Director, Research Training;
• Manager, Group Policy, Office of Quality and Group Policy;
• Director, Planning, Buildings and Property;
• Space Information and Planning Manager, Planning, Buildings and Property;
• Director, Digital Transformation, eSolutions;
• Executive Director, Marketing and Communications, University Marketing, Admissions and Communications;
• Director, Learning and Teaching Operations, Monash Education Academy;
• Project Manager, Inclusive Teaching Practices, Monash Education Academy;
• Senior Academic Director, Student Success;
• Director, Respect, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, Portfolio of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education).

Other members of the Monash community may attend as guests or observers at the invitation of the Chair.

Meeting dates for 2026

Contact information

Email: edi@monash.edu

Co-Chairs
Associate Professor Libby Callaway and Professor Allie Clemans

Executive Support
Laura Burge
Email: edi@monash.edu