ADCET - Australian Disability Clearinghouse on Education and Training

This webinar, presented by Teagan Menhenett, aims to educate both university staff and students about neurodivergence. It will introduce the concept of neurodiversity and explain key challenges neurodivergent students can experience in the university environment. This information will provide a foundational understanding of key concepts, and include practical, easy adjustments that can be implemented in university environments. When: Wednesday 15 October 2025

Join RMIT University for a panel discussion on enabling inclusive assessment strategies. With assessment playing a significant role in both student and educator experiences, addressing assessment barriers is critical to progressing inclusive practices. This session will share the insights and experiences gained through conducting a series of educator workshops focused on removing barriers to assessment. When: Thursday 30 October 2025

Universities have enthusiastically adopted neurodiversity language, but has practice actually shifted? This webinar, presented by Ebe Ganon, contrasts clinical and neurodiversity paradigms, unpacks “paradigm-washing,” and offers critical reflection and practical tools for institutions seeking to create truly neurodiversity-affirming environments. When: Wednesday 19 November 2025

The Accessibility in Service (AIS) Framework is a strategic model designed to enhance the student experience by embedding inclusive practice across student support services. The framework promotes inclusion beyond compliance. Its four pillars: accessible service design; staff training; supporting resources; and fostering inclusion, aim to improve service outcomes, build staff capability, and strengthen inclusive organisational culture through practical, flexible, and embedded accessibility.

As Strategic AF (Action-focused, Agile and Fearless, Actually Fun and Always Fabulous) capability builders, A/Prof Lauren Hansen and Dr Danni Hamilton, guide projects, teams, and organisations through complex change, helping subject matter experts navigate bureaucracy and politics to achieve meaningful impacts for students. This webinar shared their practical, tactical, and sometimes fantastical toolkit for ‘getting stuff done’ in their equity-focused work.

Victoria’s first Centre of Excellence in Disability Inclusion, led by The Gordon TAFE is working to improve access, inclusion, and employment outcomes for TAFE students with disability. Developed through co-creation with students and experts with lived experience, the Centre is tackling barriers across the entire student journey - from enrolment to employment - through both immediate improvements and longer-term systemic change.