Disability support services

We believe in the strength and uniqueness of every individual, and we're committed to creating an environment where everyone can thrive. By sharing with us about your individual circumstances, you enable us to provide tailored assistance and accommodations to ensure your success.

What is disability?

Disability is an aspect of human diversity. Disability may be permanent, temporary or fluctuating, and may have a minimal or substantial impact on a person's life. Disability does not just refer to a person's health or well-being. It involves the interaction between the unique features and functions of a person's body and mind and the environment and socio-political context in which they live.

Disability may include:

• physical impairments
• medical conditions
• intellectual disabilities
• learning disabilities
• mental health conditions
• neurological conditions
• vision impairments
• hearing impairments
• mobility impairments

We believe in equal opportunity for education, personal growth, and success for all students. When you are a student with a disability, we hope to support you to fully experience campus life by making appropriate and reasonable adjustments to the teaching and learning environment. Reasonable adjustments in the university environment refer to measures or actions taken to 'level the playing field', enable students with disability to participate on the same basis as other students, and reduce the impacts of your condition on your studies.

Reasonable adjustments may encompass a range of areas including:

• the physical environment, such as access to exclusive lifts and other accessible facilities
• teaching delivery and format, such as lecturers providing slides and other teaching material to students in advance of class, or the recording of lectures
• alternative formats for course materials, such as text books in electronic format
• utilisation of assistance equipment and services, such as assistive software or notetakers
• amendments to assessment arrangements, such as flexible assignment deadlines or extra time during examinations.