Accessibility Tips
Overview of Accessbility at the University of Melbourne
What is Accessibility?
| Satisfaction
Has the user had an enjoyable experience?
|
| Usability
Does the information and functionality meet the user's goals effectively and efficiently?
|
| Accessibility
Can the user access information and functionality that they need?
|
Students
- The University of Melbourne has 32,626 students.
- 1,240 students (3.8 %) are registered with Disability Liaison.
- Some students with disabilities choose not to register with Disability Liaison.
- Some students are unaware that they have a disability.
UK domiciled HE students by disability status 2009/10. Source: UK Higher Education Statistics Authority.
| Disability Type |
% of Students
|
| Specific learning difficulty, e.g. dyslexia, dyspraxia, ADHD |
48.9 |
| Blind / partially sighted |
2.0 |
| Deaf / hearing impaired |
4.0 |
| Wheelchair user / mobility impaired |
3.2 |
| Personal care support |
0.1 |
| Mental health difficulties, e.g. depression, schizophrenia or anxiety disorder |
7.1 |
| Autistic spectrum disorder |
1.4 |
| An unseen disability, e.g. diabetes, epilepsy, asthma |
14.3 |
| Multiple disabilities |
9.2 |
| Other disability |
9.8 |
Staff
- The University of Melbourne has 7,316 staff.
- We do not know exact how many staff have a disability, but about 14% of working age Australians have a disability.
- Therefore, there are approximately 1024 staff (14%) with a disability.
Help
For assistance please contact Andrew Normand, Web Accessibility Program Leader
Email: anormand@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: +61 3 9035 4867