Disability & accessibility services
If you're a VU student with a disability or medical condition that impacts your studies, Accessibility Services can support you.
By working with one of our Accessibility Liaison Officers (ALOs), you can access support services and resources, and adjustments for study and assessment.
Accessibility services
Access Plans
An Access Plan is a document that is produced by an Accessibility Liaison Officer with you as a registered student. It summarises the following:
- recommendations for teaching adjustments
- assessment and examination adjustments
- placement support (if required)
- the impacts of your health condition or disability on your learning
- your responsibilities
- referrals for learning support and other factors for independent learning.
Find information about registering under ‘Eligibility for accessibility support’ following.
Eligibility for accessibility support
To be eligible for accessibility support, you must:
- be currently enrolled as a student at VU
- have a disability or health condition that impacts your studies
- provide a Health Practitioner Report from a qualified professional.
Your health practitioner report should include:
- the nature of the specific impairment or condition
- the duration of the disability as permanent, ongoing or temporary
- details of the impact the condition is likely to have on your learning
- recommended support services and/or reasonable adjustments to minimise impact on your study
- medical professional's title, credentials and stamp
- legible hand-writing, dated and signed by your practitioner.
Your health practitioner report is valid for:
- one month for temporary conditions
- twelve months for ongoing conditions
- the duration of your enrolment for permanent conditions.
Registration process
To register with Disability & Accessibility Services, you will need to provide:
A completed Consent to Release Personal Information Form:
Health documentation, such as:
- A completed Health Practitioner Report (see below)
- A report from a professional (like a psychologist, audiologist, or speech therapist), or
- A diagnostic report (like an Educational Psychologist Assessment), or
- If you are diagnosed with ADHD or Autism, we would prefer to have a copy of your assessment report.
You can submit your health documentation via email to
Your health documentation will be kept private and safe. Only Disability & Accessibility Services staff can view your health documentation.
Once you have submitted your health documentation, please call 03 9919 5400 or email to book an appointment with an Accessibility Liaison Officer (ALO).
Accessibility Action Plan
Victoria University aims to be a leader in inclusivity for people with a disability. We’ve committed to this goal by establishing a Student Accessibility Action Plan (AAP) 2021–2023 which spells out our equity and diversity values for students with a disability.
The AAP 2021–2023 is the fifth of its kind. The first was lodged in 2001 with the now-named Australian Human Rights Commission. The AAP is designed remove the barriers to access and participation for students with a health condition or disability and develop new strategies to provide a supportive and inclusive educational experience for them.
Review of Victoria University Accessibility Action Plan
Victoria University is reviewing its 2021–2023 Accessibility Action Plan, which has now been extended until 2024. This review, and development of our new plan, is in line with the legislative requirements of the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) 1992 and the Disability Standards for Education (DSE) 2005.
Our new Accessibility Action Plan will continue to guide our university in the planning, advocacy, support, services, and engagement of students with disability over the coming four years.
Specific actions, addressing a number of key priority areas will be identified to reflect the true needs of students with disability.
