Here is the Qualtrics Survey Link:
https://monash.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0MqM78ZMKUmBBsi
YDAS is offering free COVID-19 vaccination support to disabled young people who live in Victoria and are 12 to 25 years old.
The YDAS team can help you find information and organise supports so that you can get vaccinated.
They can give you accessible and reliable support and information about:
YDAS can support young Victorians, who are 12 to 25 years old, and identify as:
YDAS can support young people with any and all types of disability.
The YDAS team can:
If YDAS do not know the answer to a question when you contact them, they will follow-up to find the answer for you.
To get free support or find out more, contact the YDAS team.
Elyse (she/her)
Meg (she/her)
You can text, call or email Elyse and Meg. A video call can also be arranged. Please let them know if you have any access needs.
Monash is planning several important upgrades and improvements to our Caulfield Campus in 2022.
Part of the plan is to remove the escalators in Building B in April to provide additional usable floor area in Building B.
The existing escalator space will be converted to a diverse informal foyer/ seating lounge on each level to support interactive learning experiences and contribute to the ongoing vitality, function and activation of the Caulfield campus.
During this period we encourage staff and students to use the 3 staircases within the building complex, especially for single floor changes.
Health & Wellbeing signage will be erected to help promote this initiative. For staff and students who can’t use the staircases, are travelling many floors or require wheelchair access, please use the existing lifts (available for usage until mid-January 2023, at which point they will be replaced).
As part of the work, we’re also installing additional lifts to provide better vertical transportation within the building. The new lifts will be available ready for usage in January 2023.
To build the new lift core, the existing Campus Community Division area in building C level 1 will be demolished to make way for the new lift core structural foundations and lobby space. Hoardings will be erected outside Building C and in Building C Level 1.
Thank you for your patience while these important redevelopments occur. Please contact DSS if you have any questions or concerns about access.
The Round Table on Information Access for People with Print Disabilities will be holding its 2022 conference as a virtual event on 16 and 17 May 2022 with workshops scheduled for 18 May 2022.
The Australian Braille Authority will also be holding its annual meeting on May 16.
Round Table has successfully applied for a grant from the Commonwealth Department of Social Services (DSS) to support the participation of people with print disabilities at this year’s conference.
Applications are invited from consumers who are Australian residents and experience print disability to apply to receive financial assistance to offset a portion of their conference attendance costs.
Please Note:
Students who may be interested in attending the conference and/or availing themselves of this potential funding opportunity are encouraged to follow the link:
2022 Round Table Conference DSS funding application
Students requiring assistance completing the DSS Funding Application Form can contact Marjorie Hawkings, Round Table Administration Officer and Conference Planner, using the details provided below.
By Dr Erin Leif, Senior Lecturer at Monash University
My teaching is underpinned by the notion that optimal learning outcomes can be achieved when students are:
To achieve this, I have adopted the Universal Design for Learning Framework (UDL) to guide the design and delivery of my online units.
The graphic below illustrates my iterative process of unit design and delivery:
When designing online activities, I provide students with a set of asynchronous online interactive lessons that are directly aligned to the weekly learning objectives.
Lessons consist of a series of video recorded lectures interspersed with active learning activities designed to meet the learning objectives and provide multiple representations of concepts, including:
I collect data on student engagement and evidence of learning early and often throughout the delivery of the unit (formative assessment).
This includes:
My approach embraces the diversity of learners by providing students with clear and measurable learning objectives, flexible methods of engagement and assessment, and accessible learning materials and technologies.
Through my use of the UDL framework, I can model a variety of inclusive, evidence-based instructional strategies to my students, which students can then replicate and adapt for use in their own professional practice.
Although there is broad diversity across the population, some individuals have neurological variations that make it particularly challenging for their communication, self-expression and interactions with others.
Neurodiversity is a broad umbrella and is not just autism.
Neurological variations can include autism, Asperger’s, ADHD, dyslexia, dyspraxia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia and tics. (However, Judy Singer, who coined the term, proposes that we are ALL neurodiverse because no two humans on the planet are exactly the same.)
The environments within which individuals with these neuro-variations learn, work and live can either facilitate or inhibit their growth and development.
The purpose of this initiative is to create environments that will maximally facilitate these individuals to grow and achieve their full potential.
It is about facilitating a community of practice for universities, colleges, employers and service providers to work together to create these environments and opportunities for neurodivergent young adults.
The Resources section includes a vast array of resources that have been created or curated for use by neurodivergent students, their parents and carers, employers and universities.
The Australian Centre for Disability Law has started free online Learning Together community training.
This training is for students with disability, families of students with disability and advocates who assist students with disability.
Online training is now available for students with disability, their families and advocates.
The training will be practical and interactive, and it will focus on:
9 September | 10:00am to 11:30am
16 September | 9:30am to 11:00am
7 October | 1:00pm to 2:30pm
18 October | 11:00am to 12:30pm
ACDL has been funded by the Department of Social Services (DSS) through their Information Linkages & Capacity Building (ILC) programme to make it easier for students with disability to stay in mainstream education and reach their full potential.
They have created a detailed toolkit so that students and families can understand their rights, and advocate more effectively for reasonable adjustments.
Underpinned by the Diversity and Inclusion Framework, the week celebrates our diverse community and strengthens our inclusive culture.
It’s about helping to create an environment of involvement, respect and connection through sharing and learning from one another.
There are online events running everyday at lunchtime (12 – 2pm) during Diversity and Inclusion Week 13–17 September.
*Events hosted by Disability Support Services
Visit the Diversity and Inclusion Week website to find out more and to register for over 50 upcoming events. https://www.monash.edu/diversity-inclusion/week
There’s something for everyone so make sure not to miss out!
At AND’s Annual National Conference: Igniting Innovation through Inclusion, the AND-established Accessible Procurement Taskforce launched the ICT Tender Tool.
The ICT Tender Tool supports organisations to procure accessible and inclusive Information and Communication Technology (ICT).
The ICT tool can also be used to evaluate and determine the accessibility of ICT resources.
“The tool clearly articulates what accessible goods and services look like,” says Matt Hawkins, ANZ, Chair of the Accessible Procurement Taskforce. “Secondly, it provides responses that are easy for evaluation teams to score.”
The Workability Project is looking for students with disability interested in participating in a paid interview to talk about their ability and Post-school pathways for Workability Series on Vimeo and in-person speaking opportunities at schools to students and staff.
To apply, you must have a disability or live with ‘diverseability’.
Share your experience with any of the following topics: