Working with Students with a Disability in a Tertiary Environment

Disability Information Pages

Information regarding some of the disabilities your students may have is available via the following link.

Detailed information for staff

Disability Information Package

The aim of this information package is to increase your awareness of disability issues – in particular issues relating to students with a disability in the tertiary environment. It also aims to increase your awareness of your responsibilities in relation to the law and university policies and provide you with some practical tools to assist you in working with students with a disability. The package is available via the following link.

Disability Information Package (Word format )
Disability Information Package (RTF format )

Acknowledgements

This information for the 'Working with Students with a Disability – Information Package' and the Disability Information Pages was prepared by the University of Newcastle Disability Liaison Officer. The information was sourced from a number of publications and websites. These sources are gratefully acknowledged and can be found on the following acknowledgement page. Please note, some of the web pages no longer exist, but did at the time the information pages were first developed in 2002.