Current Students

Register with AccessAbility

Before your first appointment, think about the support you may need or have received previously that assisted with your study.

If you are an online student or are studying at a campus other than Callaghan/Ourimbah please call us on +61 2 4921 6622 or email AccessAbility@newcastle.edu.au.

Be sure to register early!

It can take up to four weeks to arrange some supports, the earlier you register the better!

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How to register

Step 1: Obtain a Medical Practitioner Report

Download the Medical Practitioner Report Form below for completion by your medical practitioner, OR provide other supporting documents - to verify the existence of your disability or medical condition.

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Relevant practitioners can include but are not limited to:

General Practitioner (GP)
Ophthalmologists
Audiologist
Psychologist
Neurologist
Neuropsychologist or Clinical Psychiatrist

Please note documentation must:

be clearly dated and completed using the Medical Practitioner Report or on an official letterhead
clearly indicate a diagnosis and the expected impact on your studies
be written in legible English and signed by the relevant practitioner
have been completed within the last month for temporary disability, or in the last six months for fluctuating disabilities. A recent date is not essential for a permanent disability unless the situation changes.

Step 2: Fill out the registration form

Fill in the registration form below, then submit it using the submit button at the end of the form.

Alternatively you can download the PDF version of the form using the button below, fill it in, save it and return it to AccessAbility either by email at AccessAbility@newcastle.edu.au or in person at the Callaghan Campus (Student Services Building, Room SC212) between 9am-5pm Monday-Friday.

Callaghan Campus
Student Services Centre, Room SC212, University Drive, Callaghan NSW 2308
Phone: +61 2 4921 6622
Adaptive Technology Centre (Callaghan Campus)
Auchmuty Library, Level 3 (main entrance level), Room L327
Phone: +61 2 4921 7046

Ourimbah Campus
Information Resource Centre, Floor 2, Room A217, Chittaway Rd, Ourimbah NSW 2258
Phone: +61 2 4348 4060
City Precinct Campus
NUspace Building, Level 1, Room X105, Auckland & Hunter Street, Newcastle NSW 2300
Phone: +61 2 4921 6622

The University of Newcastle acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands within our footprint areas: Awabakal, Darkinjung, Biripai, Worimi, Wonnarua, and Eora Nations. We also pay respect to the wisdom of our Elders past and present.