ADCET - Australian Disability Clearinghouse on Education and Training

No Mouse in the House was an accessibility challenge held at the UTas. Participants spent one hour of their workday using only a keyboard to navigate their computer with the focus on building participants’ skills and raising the profile of digital accessibility. This webinar shared the event set-up, participants’ experiences and overall outcomes.

Registrations are now open for the upcoming one and a half day Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Symposium 2025, featuring keynote speaker Dr Seán Bracken, a Principal Lecturer at the University of Worcester, UK and leading expert in UDL.

Join Dr Juuso Nieminen for this presentation which argues that, as important as it is to ensure access to assessment, it is also crucial to pay attention to how assessment regulates students’ social participation as fully accepted members of higher education. When: Tuesday 25 March 2025

Join Tiana Blazevic for an interactive presentation on the use of specific artificial intelligence study tools that may assist students with ADHD. Additionally, Tiana will discuss recent research on the use of AI for students with different learning modalities before showcasing some of the ways that students at all program levels can use AI tools in their academic practice. When: Monday 14 April 2025

This service offers free 1 on 1 and small group online sessions to assist educators and disability support staff in the tertiary sector with all those burning queries relating to Accessibility, Teaching and Assistive Technology.

In this webinar Emily Gaspar, Ph.D., a visiting Fulbright Scholar at Deakin University, shared her research focused on the lived experiences of 8 disabled white women disability services directors working in disability services in higher education from across the U.S. This webinar provided an overview of disability services in the U.S. context and then focused in on the research.

This Panel Session shared the experiences, challenges, and successes in implementing UDL to meet the UDL Guidelines 3.0. Elizabeth Hitches facilitated this informative session which included guest speakers Sarah Humphreys, Trina Bianchini and John Fardoulis. The panel discussion explored: Practical approaches to implementing UDL principles; Learning experiences and adaptations; What worked well and what continues to be challenging; and Ideas for supporting and encouraging broader UDL adoption.

The ILOTA (Inclusive Learning Opportunities Through AI) podcast series explores the exciting convergence of UDL, AI and accessibility and examines ways in which emerging technologies can be utilised to enhance learning opportunities. Episode 10 takes a look at how and where AI might be useful in supporting students in their learning endeavours and how new technologies are opening up avenues for students who traditionally may have been excluded.

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