The Disability Action Plan is informed by consultation with our staff and students. Their views and ideas informing the actions required to achieve our disability objectives over this period.
The Plan builds on the University’s previous disability action plans, focusing on increased consultation and awareness about disability, and introducing new initiatives and activities to further enhance:
- The inclusion of students and staff with a disability in all aspects of university life
- Identification and removal of barriers to tertiary education and employment for students and staff
- Diversification of the University’s workforce and student population
- Prevention of intentional, non-intentional or systemic discrimination
- Focus on building confident support and management of disability in our University Community
- Focus on building confident support of students with a disability
- Focus on confident management of disability in our workforce
- Focus on disability consultation, data collection & reporting
- Focus on governance of the University’s disability objectives