Disability services and support

We have Disability Liaison Officers who can:

• help you identify ways to reduce the impact of your disability on your studies
• assist with alternative assessments and exams
• assess and provide software and adaptive technologies to assist you with your studies
• communicate with your teachers and course coordinators, exam staff and external agencies.

Below are some of the ways we can help you.

Alternative assessment arrangements

• adjusted or alternative assessment tasks where necessary
• Auslan interpreters or scribes in tests/exams
• extensions for assignments
• extra time for exams
• special seating arrangements

Campus library access

• accessible work stations
• referrals to a contact librarian

Course adjustments

• allowing classes to be audio taped
• alternative format course materials (eg. enlarged print, Braille, electronic files)
• assessing practical placement requirements
• Auslan interpreters, note-takers, readers and scribes in class
• inclusive teaching methods
• negotiating alternative arrangements
• providing copies of overheads/notes

Disability resource rooms (St Albans and Footscray Park campuses)

• braille printer
• closed Circuit TV to magnify reading material
• PCs with large screen monitors, scanners, printers and accessible work stations
• screen reading and magnifying software (eg. JAWS, Texthelp Read and Write Gold)
• speech recognition and word prediction specialised software (eg. Dragon Naturally Speaking)

Specialised equipment

• alpha Smart portable note taker devices
• ergonomic chairs
• note taker audio recorders
• portable audio loops
• PC peripherals such as key guards, anti-glare screen cover, track balls, whale mice

Study advice

• advice on managing an appropriate workload
• resource materials
• strategies for studying effectively

Referrals

• Counselling and local support services  
• Housing, finance and career advice  
• Study support programs
• special consideration

You can also download a list of external services and support.

Register for disability support

You can register for disability support to access the services that you need.

Contact us

You can email disability@vu.edu.au or register to make an appointment to see a Disability Liaison Officer.