10 things you need to know
- Advice and assistance is available for students with disabilities on all Curtin campuses through Disability Services.
- Any information disclosed to Disability Services is treated confidentially, in accordance with the Counselling Service's Confidentiality Policy.
- Curtin has a Disability Access and Inclusion Plan (DAIP) that outlines how Curtin will provide access for students, staff and visitors with disabilities.
- The legal definition of disability is broad and includes physical, psychological and mental health problems, learning disabilities, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and temporary disabilities/illnesses.
- The Disability Standards for Education support the rights of students in education, and outline the obligations that education providers must meet to assist students with a disability.
- Students with a disability have a right to receive reasonable adjustments if requested to assist in their studies. In most cases appropriate medical documentation is required to support a request for a 'reasonable adjustment'.
- A person with a disability who meets essential entry requirements cannot be prevented from enrolling in a course because of their disability, however it is important to seek out information about course requirements before enrolling in order to make realistic course choices.
- All students must meet essential course requirements. Education providers are not required to provide adjustments for a student with a disability that compromise the academic integrity of the course.
- In some situations education providers can refuse to provide a reasonable adjustment. This can be when the adjustment will cause 'unjustifiable hardship' to the education provider, or to protect the health and welfare of the person or others.
- Opportunities are provided for students, staff and visitors to lodge complaints and grievances.
