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Supporting persons with disabilities to succeed in higher education

Type of Publication: NCSEHE Fellowship report

Lead Organisation: NCSEHE

Year Published: 2022

Lead Researcher: Tim Pitman

Written by Tim Pitman1

This report details the findings and recommendations from the NCSEHE Research Fellowship entitled “Supporting persons with disabilities from regional, rural, and remote Australia to succeed in higher education.” The study explored how students with disabilities were supported in their higher education studies by trained, professional disability support officers and the wider institutional community. A key aim of the study was to investigate whether there were any significant differences between the experiences of regional and metropolitan Australia students with disabilities.

Read the full report, Supporting persons with disabilities to succeed in higher education


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Posted 8 March 2022