1. Beyond Compliance http://bit.ly/2yVSqNO
Questioning the retro-fitting of accessibility to tertiary experiences.
Gem Clutton, 2017

2.
No person is blanketly “disabled” – all people experience temporary ablement.

3. No person is “disabled” – but their environment disables them.
No person is “disabled” – but their environment disables them.

4.
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5.
“People with disabilities inherently cannot participate in our course.”

6.
The Federal Disability Discrimination Act, 1992: “…provides protection for everyone in Australia against discrimination based on disability. It encourages everyone to be involved in implementing the Act and to share in the overall benefits to the community and the economy that flow from participation by the widest range of people.” - "D.D.A. guide: What's it all about | Australian Human Rights Commission", 2017

7. The wheelchair makes mobility visible.
The wheelchair makes mobility visible.

8. “Unjustifiable Hardship”
“Unjustifiable Hardship”

9.
The process for Reasonable Adjustment Plans:
Enrolling in your course
Registering, with medical evidence, with local (campus) accessibility services
Discussing/disclosing specific needs with tutors and lecturers (x5 units per semester = x2 semesters per year= x3-4 years per degree)= 60-80
Clarifying the expectations if they aren’t being met, have changed or are insufficient
…This is supposed to make education more “equitable” for people with disabilities; providing tertiary education “on the same basis”.

10.
The REAL ACTUAL process of Reasonable Adjustment Plans:
Enrolling in your course, despite low community expectations and everything you’ve had to overcome
Registering, with medical evidence, for local campus accessibility services, who would love to help but this report isn’t in the correct format
Discussing/disclosing specific needs with tutors and lecturers (x5 units per semester = x2 semesters per year= x3-4 years per degree)=60-80
Hoping the appropriate adjustments are made
Clarifying the expectations if they aren’t being met, have changed or are insufficient
Pursuing complaint avenues until adjustments are made (or the semester ends) (Or, more likely, disengaging from the course)
…While your non-disabled peers gripe about unengaging lectures and confusing workshops or tutorials.

11. Heightened attention to detail
“Inherent capabilities” required for seeking support at your institution:
Self-advocacy
Heightened attention to detail
Insightful understanding of tertiary education processes
Tolerance to frequent self-disclosure

12. “Stand up for yourself!”
“Stand up for yourself!”

14. Responding to Adjustment Plans for disabled students:
Responding to Adjustment Plans for disabled students:
Engage multiple senses
Transcribe lectures
Digitise resources
Let us work together adaptively
Don’t clutter our resources
Change up our assessment from a focus on exams
Engage our minds!

15. Responding to semester feedback from non-disabled students:
Responding to semester feedback from non-disabled students:
Engage multiple senses
Transcribe lectures
Digitise resources
Let us work together adaptively
Don’t clutter our resources
Change up our assessment from a focus on exams
Engage our minds!

16.
Remove the stairs.

17. Social media! Not mine, but great sources of inspiration and insight:
Social media!
Not mine, but great sources of inspiration and insight:
#InclusiveEducators #DisabilityTooWhite #TheBarriersWeFace #AbleismExists #actuallyautistic #invisibleillness #spoonie #DisabledAcademic
Microsoft and Accessibility: goo.gl/fWqmyM
Google and Accessibility: goo.gl/HnKkMq

18. References References Further Reading http://bit.ly/2yVSqNO
D.D.A. guide: What's it all about | Australian Human Rights Commission. (2017). Humanrights.gov.au. Retrieved 29 October 2017, from whats-it-all-about
All images are Creative Commons
Disability Standards for Education 2005 | Department of Education and Training - Document library, Australian Government. (2017). Docs.education.gov.au D.D.A. guide: Getting an education | Australian Human Rights Commission. (2017). Humanrights.gov.au. education Disability on Campus: the challenges faced and change needed. (2017). Times Higher Education (THE). campus-challenges-faced-and-change-needed
Disability discrimination at top of Commission complaints data | Australian Human Rights Commission. (2017). Humanrights.gov.au. discrimination-top-commission-complaints-data