As part of our commitment to equity and inclusion we launched the the University of Tasmania’s inaugural Disability Inclusion Action Plan 2022-2024 on 3 December 2021, the International Day of People with Disability. The 2022-2024 Disability Inclusion Action Plan is still current and has been adopted for 2025.
The University is currently developing the next iteration of our Disability Inclusion Action Plan in light of our emerging Widening Participation and Success strategy currently under development, as well as the new Disability Support Fund model and the opportunity this has provided us to implement additional initiatives and capability development to continuously improve outcomes for people with disability.
Our plan acknowledges and celebrates that people with disability are part of our University community, as students, staff, residents, visitors and through our activities in learning and teaching, student experience, research and community engagement.
Our plan for inclusion identifies five key priority areas:
- The University delivers a learning experience that embraces universal design for learning and is inclusive of the needs of students with disability.
- Students and staff with disability have equitable access to the University’s digital and online environment and information.
- Staff and students with disability have equal access to, and participation in, University employment.
- The University builds capability in staff to support people with disability in the University community.
- People with disability can safely and equitably participate in an inclusive campus and university environment.
The first Disability Inclusion Action Plan 2022-2024 was developed in consultation with a wide range of stakeholders across the University, including academic and professional staff and representatives of students with disability. Creating diverse, inclusive, and accessible educational experiences and environments to which people with disability feel a sense of belonging and connection is the responsibility of all members of the University community.
- Disability Inclusion Action Plan 2022-2024 (PDF 463.8 KB)
- Disability Inclusion Action Plan 2022-2024 (DOCX 1.5 MB)
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