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Event : Launch: Universal Design for Learning in tertiary education eLearning training
Event details Join the Australian Disability Clearinghouse on Education and Training (ADCET) on International Day of People with Disability, Friday 3 December for the launch of Australia’s first free online Universal Design for Learning in tertiary education eLearning training. Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a learning design approach that recognises there is no ‘average’ learner. […]
19 November 2021
Disability, Featured, General
Event : Australian Rural & Remote Mental Health Symposium
Unite with a community committed to advancing rural and remote mental health care. Living and working in rural Australia can be a rich and rewarding way of life. However, factors such as geographic location, social isolation, and limited facilities can make it difficult for many to receive adequate mental health care. When rural and remote […]
16 November 2021
Disability, General, Regional, rural and remote
Event : ADCET Webinar: Screen Readers — Everything Access and Teaching Staff should know
Event details What is a Screen Reader? What does it do? How does it work? This Australian Disability Clearinghouse on Education and Training (ADCET) webinar will seek to unpack these questions and dispel some of the myths around accessibility and screen readers. An expert panel will share their unique insights and experiences to help you […]
16 November 2021
Disability, Featured, General
Event : COVID and Regional Graduate Employment webinar
The Country Universities Centre (CUC) and Swinburne University of Technology explore the effects of COVID-19 on employment for regional graduates. About this event The Country Universities Centre and Swinburne University of Technology invite you to an expert panel discussion about the effects of COVID-19 on employment for regional graduates. Hear from employers and the Regional […]
15 November 2021
General, Regional, rural and remote
Event : 2021 NAFEA Conference: The Future of WIL: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
NAFEA is the national peak body for higher education staff involved in the logistics and administration of work-integrated learning across Australia. Each year, the NAFEA conference brings together a range of stakeholders from across the WIL cycle including NAFEA members, WIL administrators, WIL Researchers, placement providers and policy makers. The conference will provide a forum […]
18 October 2021
Featured, General
Event : ADCET Webinar: Critical Conversations — Disclosing disability in higher education: What’s in it for the student?
Overview In July 2021, researchers Tim Pitman, Matt Brett and Katie Ellis published their paper: Three decades of misrecognition: defining people with disability in Australian higher education policy which argues that ‘in the context of higher education, people with disability are subjected to both cultural and economic injustices, which causes tension in how students are […]
14 October 2021
Disability, General, NCSEHE Equity Fellows
Event : NCSEHE & EPHEA event: World Access to Higher Education Day #WAHED2021
The NCSEHE and Equity Practitioners in Higher Education Australasia (EPHEA) welcomed nearly 200 participants from Australia and New Zealand for World Access to Higher Education Day (WAHED) Australasia 2021. This year’s event featured a keynote from Professor Maria Raciti (USC), who tackled the question, What’s the next step to help low SES students navigate perceived […]
19 September 2021
Featured, General
Event : Students with Disability Super Fair
Your big break starts here! The Students with Disability Super Fair is for students with a disability from any degree or background who want to discover top employers that are hiring and have the capability to ensure they are well supported. You can enter the fair right now to research employers and select the events […]
1 September 2021
Disability, General
Event : ADCET Webinar: Improving outcomes for dyslexic learners in tertiary education
The Dyslexia-Friendly Quality Mark (DFQM) is a formal, structured, and systematic approach to meet the needs of a group of learners who have traditionally been short-changed in education in New Zealand. The DFQM initiative was funded by New Zealand’s Tertiary Education Commission and led by Ako Aotearoa, New Zealand’s National Centre for Tertiary Teaching Excellence. […]
1 September 2021
Disability, General
Event : Disability Employment Australia’s Conference 2022
Disability Employment Australia’s Conference will be held on 28 February to 2 March at the Four Seasons Hotel in Sydney. Expect stimulating and challenging presentations, panels and breakout sessions, with exhibitors and event partners to support your organisation. The national conference is the ideal gathering place for the people central and significant to the future planning […]
25 August 2021
Disability, Featured, General