Overcoming the challenges of disability

Ryan Armer, a legally blind fourth-year Psychology student, Darlene McLennan, manager of the Australian Disability Clearinghouse on Education and Training, and Associate Professor Melissa Davis, a member of APAC’s Accreditation Assessment Committee, discuss the challenges facing students with disabilities and how they can be overcome.

Two online articles are mentioned in the podcast:

https://needednowlt.substack.com/p/needed-now-real-tangible-supports and https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-11-24/qld-disability-higher-education-accessibility-university-student/103108240 

Additional resources include:

https://www.adcet.edu.au/ict-procurement-guidelines

https://www.adcet.edu.au/inclusive-teaching/universal-design-for-learning

https://disabilityawareness.com.au/elearning/udl-in-tertiary-education/

https://www.adcet.edu.au/students-with-disability

https://www.adcet.edu.au/inclusive-teaching

https://acola.org/disability-responsiveness/

https://www.education.gov.au/australian-universities-accord