Academic staff

Students with disabilities are an integral part of the student community within USQ and the quality of learning opportunities and services available to them needs to be assured in the same way as it is for other students.

Underpinning the 2006 AVCC guidelines are two key principles

• to uphold academic integrity
• and ensure universities provide students with a disability opportunity to access and fully participate in the tertiary environment, realising their academic potential.

Resource Guide for Academics   

To assist with meeting the varied needs of students with disabilities and long term medical conditions we have put together the Resource Guide for Academic Staff. This guide serves as a quick reference and information source of best practice and strategies to assist in the support of students with disabiilities within your faculty.

We hope that this booklet will be a valuable resource, but welcome your contact for advice regarding any disability issues.

• 2008 Resource Guide Academics (doc 515k)
• 2008 Resource Guide Academics* (pdf 233k)
• 2008 Resource Guide Academics (rtf 3157k)

More Information

• Types of disabilities and medical conditions
• Legislative obligations
• privacy and confidentiality
• notification
• assignment extensions
• reasonable accommodations
• inclusivity

*This file is in Portable Document Format (PDF) which requires the use of Adobe Acrobat Reader. A free copy of Acrobat Reader may be obtained from Adobe. Users who are unable to access information in PDF should contact Disability Resources, telephone +61 4631 2749 to obtain this information in an alternative format.