Tips for teachers - Disability awareness training

Ambition in Action Hot Topics Round table introductions /Nicola Pegum Facilitator, Program Manager, Equity, Sydney Institute /Peter Tong – Guest student presenter /Tina Binepal Teacher Consultant, Disabilities - Intellectual /Maree Marsh Teacher Consultant, Disabilities – Physical /Chris Slade Teacher Consultant, Disabilities - Deaf and Hearing Impairment /Rhonda Debney Teacher Consultant, Disabilities – Psychiatric

Ambition in Action Hot Topics Today's session /Disability Legislation, Policy, enrolments & Privacy issues /What is Reasonable Adjustment? /Role of Teacher Consultants & Individual Disability units /What does Deaf/Hearing Impaired mean? /Issues and Tips for Deaf/Hearing Impaired? /Students with intellectual disability & tips /Students with a physical disability & tips /A students perspective /Students with a psychiatric disability & tips /Useful Links, Wikis, Have your say! - Q&A

Ambition in Action Hot Topics All about Disability legislation & policy /Disability Discrimination Act (1992) ?OpenDocument /Disability Standards for Education (2005) / discrimination_disabilitystandardsforeducation /NSW Disability Services Act (1993) /NSW Privacy Laws _laws /Students with Disabilities Policy - TAFE NSW

Ambition in Action Hot Topics Disability enrolments at Sydney Institute Table 1 Table 2 Did you know / In 2009, we had 6,248 students enrolled with disability / Almost 1 in 10 students enrolled at SI have a disability / Think about for your own classroom/training /room

Ambition in Action Hot Topics Privacy and disclosure of disability Choosing Your Path - Disclosure: it’s a personal decision /options & pathways people with disabilities use in disclosing their disability in post secondary education & employment /articulates role and responsibilities of employers & educators in relation to disclosure.

Ambition in Action Hot Topics /providing students with disabilities with appropriate assistance so they can participate on the same basis as students who do not have a disability. /The legislation requires all TAFE NSW Institutes provide RA What is Reasonable Adjustment?

Ambition in Action Hot Topics Examples of Reasonable adjustment RA is negotiated and individualised to meet the specific needs of the student. For example; /Extra breaks/ time/scribe/ during an assessment /Providing a student with an adjustable desk /chair in class

Ambition in Action Hot Topics /Vision Impairment /Deaf/Hearing Impaired /Intellectual /Psychiatric /Physical /Neurological Individual Disability units

Ambition in Action Hot Topics Assesses for: / reasonable adjustment assessment /support services: E.g. Note takers, interpreters, support teachers /1:on:1 tutorial support /separate rooms & extra time for exams /liaise with classroom teachers Role of Teacher Consultants

Ambition in Action Hot Topics Pre-lingual deafness: Deafness acquired before language acquired /mild moderate severe profound The Deaf community /Distinct, culture, identity social group Hearing Impaired: /Due to Illness, accident, ageing. What does Deaf/Hearing Impaired mean?

Ambition in Action Hot Topics Obvious issues student may experience : /not be able to hear the teacher/trainer AT ALL /may miss a lot of what the teacher says /misses bits and pieces of what the teacher says /can’t communicate with the teacher /can’t communicate with fellow students /misses explanations, instructions, late changes, anecdotes, corrections homework info. Issues for Deaf/Hearing Impaired?

Ambition in Action Hot Topics /communicate directly as possible. (i.e. F2f and slow down) /modify your language: become familiar with the appropriate language level for the student /check for understanding regularly, encourage & reinforce /use whiteboard frequently to record verbal teaching content /be inclusive ( i.e. direct questions to the student. Ask them how their weekend was?) /use plenty of white space Tips for teacher/trainers

Ambition in Action Hot Topics Students with an ID are diverse in their abilities May experience difficulties with: /Grasping abstract concepts /Understanding complex terms /Problem solving /Recalling information /Reading and writing /Transferring skills from one situation to another /Communication Students with an intellectual disability

Ambition in Action Hot Topics /breaking a task down into smaller chunks /practical hands on experience /frequent repetition and review /specific and immediate feedback /consistency and routine /Guided practice /Shorter periods of learning interspersed with breaks /Use of visuals/colour/pictures Inclusive teaching for students with ID

Ambition in Action Hot Topics Students with a physical disability /Disability can be obvious or not so obvious /Student may also have other disabilities /Reasonable adjustment is negotiated and informed by Medical Report /Reasonable adjustments examples include: tutorial support, a note taker, reduced program, adaptive technology.

Ambition in Action Hot Topics /LEARNCAST – A range of Disability Brochures – A range of Disability Brochures /HELP! Responding to students with Mental Health and Learning Difficulties is a video resource produced by the Centre for learning InnovationHELP! Responding to students with Mental Health and Learning Difficulties /Responding to Students with Aspergers : / Useful Links

Ambition in Action Hot Topics Sydney Institute – Disability Wiki links /RANDWICK : /EORA : /PETERSHAM : /ST GEORGE (HEARING AND PHYSICAL ONLY) /LOFTUS/GYMEA / /

Ambition in Action Hot Topics THE PANEL /Tina Binepal, Chris Slade, Maree Marsh, Rhonda Debney and Peter Tong (Student Representative) Have your say! - Q&A