A snapshot of disability inclusion
The Neurodiversity Project
Supporting the University's neurodivergent community
Identifying the gap in supports for neurodivergent staff and students, the Neurodiversity Project have delivered over 87 professional development workshops, piloted curriculum co-design initiatives, designed a new neurodiversity-focused breadth subject, hosted the Celebrating Neurodiversity Research Symposium, and undertaken the largest neurodiversity needs analyses of staff and students at a single Australian university. Led by neurodivergent staff, the Neurodiversity Project has had impact across classrooms, policy and strategy, and research.
BlakAbility Project
Improving the lives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with disability
Led by lived experience and funded by the Australian Research Council (ARC), BlakAbility’s research aims to identify better ways to support the success of Indigenous staff and students with disability. In investigating their lived experiences, the BlakAbility Project explores the intersection between disability and indigeneity, and incorporates Indigenous knowledge and practice of disability.
Student Equity and Disability Service (SEDS) review
Refreshing academic support for students with disability
An action in the previous Disability Inclusion Action Plan committed the University to reviewing its Student Equity and Disability Service. The review, completed in 2024, outlined over 70 recommendations. Plans quickly progressed for the implementation of the recommendations. So far, SEDS have renewed their website and student-facing information, refreshed their staff-facing information, increased their presence at student orientation, and reviewed their application processes. Work is ongoing, with next steps included in this plan.