Disability Resources

Disability Resources is the main coordination point of supports provided to students with disabilities during their studies.

Our main aim is to

enable students with disabilities to have an equal opportunity to access and participate in university life;and
minimise the impact of the student's disability on their studies therefore providing students opportunity to demonstrate knowledge and skills to their full potential.

Accessing Support

The definition of disabilitiy is broad and you may be surprised by the range of disabilities and conditions covered by Disability Resources.

Disability Resources uses the definition of disability from the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA),1992. In summary a person with a disability is anyone who has a physical, sensory, psychiatric, learning or intellectual impairment which impacts on daily living. The disability may arise from illness, injury, disease or may be present from birth.

Disabilities may include, but are not limited to:

Chronic medical conditions (e.g diabetes, arthritis, cancer);
Mental Health Conditions (e.g. depression, schizophrenia);
Learning disability ( e.g.dyslexia);
Neurological conditions (e.g. acquired brain injury, Aspergers syndrome, adult ADHD);
Visual impairments
Hearing impairment; and/or
Physical impairment.

A person's disability may be permanent (e.g. cerebal palsy), temporary (e.g. broken arm) or fluctuating (e.g. chronic fatigue syndrome).

Not everyone with a disability needs support and many students have effective strategies in place. If you feel that your disability is likely to impact on study or participation, we encourage you to speak with us about your individual support needs.

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Do I need to register?

The decision to register is completely up to you. However, if your disability is likely to impact on your studies or pose difficutlies in a particular aspect of the course (e.g. attending prac, exams), then it is a good idea to register. You may require one off or ongoing support but it is quicker to put supports in place should the need arise, if you are already registered.