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Pathways15: Findings from the NSW Disability, Disadvantage and VET study
Jennifer Smith-Merry, University of Sydney
Our research, which was funded by the NSW Government, sought to understand the experience of people with disability as they moved through VET and into employment through talking to people with disability, their supporters, services, vocational education providers and employers. We also looked at available education and employment data to compare outcomes for people with disability and other forms of disadvantage. This presentation reflects on the experiences and views expressed in the 71 interviews we conducted.
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Pathways15: From Practice to Evidence: Inclusive Assessment Design - What Can We Learn from Assessment Adjustments?
Merrin McCracken (presenter and Author), Joanna Tai (lead Author), Mary Dracup and Yasmin Mobayad (co-Authors), Deakin University
Higher education providers in Australia are morally and legally obliged to provide all students equivalent opportunities to achieve academic success. However, students with disabilities continue to report poor assessment experiences, where assessment adjustments are only partially effective. This presentation will describe the outcomes of an initial research project undertaken at Deakin University to analyse some of the adjustments that were in place for students. It will also tell the story of how the practitioners and the researchers came together, and explore the value for all in this experience.
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Pathways15: Inclusion Through Universal Design for Learning
Lynsey Kennedy-Wood, Down Syndrome Queensland
Research demonstrates that inclusion is integral for quality of life and it is never too late, or early, to create genuine inclusion through community engagement, knowledge, power, and purpose. This presentation will outline the research behind the need for inclusion, and discuss how utilising the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) can ensure all individuals are catered for, irrespective of disability/ability. It will outline concepts, strategies, and proven examples and showcase how teaching episodes and subsequent assessment can be modified and adapted to create access, understanding and knowledge.
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Pathways15: Inclusion in higher education? The changing terrain of disability advocacy and scholarship
Ben Whitburn, Deakin University
'Nothing about us without us' is a phrase that has resonated through disability activism and scholarship since the 1990s. While enrolments of students with disabilities in higher education have unquestionably increased over time, if we were to critically reflect on the historical account of inclusion in the sector, we would note that plenty goes on without input from the diverse voices of those who live with disabilities. The argument I put forward in this presentation is that the conceptual tools, activist phrases and human rights instruments continually and comfortably referenced in the pursuit for inclusion in higher education may have reached the limitations of their utility. The purpose is to advance a manifesto for reframing the ways the sector responds to disability.
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Pathways15: Is this Request Reasonable?
Lee Papworth, University of Melbourne
Our lives and the way we deliver education are becoming more complex. This makes adjustments more complex too. While disability and equity practitioners most often find ourselves advocating for reasonable adjustments with teaching staff, sometimes we need to say no. How do we determine what is reasonable?
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Pathways15: Keynote: AHEAD Ireland FET Project
Ann Heelan, AHEAD, Dr. Thomas Tobin and Roisin Doherty, SOLAS
In this session you’ll learn about how, SOLAS (state authority for FET in Ireland), commissioned AHEAD to explore the theory of UDL and collaboratively develop guidance for the sector. It will show how the CAST UDL model gave us a framework to bridge the gap between theory and practice and it will talk about the consultation process that involved key stakeholders from day one and got their buy in and commitment to UDL for FET. This session will also explore how SOLAS supported the implementation of UDL for FET with the inclusion of high-level strategic priorities incorporated in their new national strategy for FET in Ireland.
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Pathways15: Keynote: Accessing fulfilling careers: developing the employability of your students
Helen Cooke, MyPlus
Key reasons that students go to university are that they either wish to pursue a particular career or to help them to get a better job than they would have done if they hadn’t gone. The same is true for disabled students yet it remains considerably harder for them to find employment upon graduating than for their non-disabled counterparts. To address this issue, stakeholders from across the institution must all understand the specific challenges facing disabled students as they transition from education to employment, and be in a position to support them with accurate information, expert resources and tailored advice.
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Pathways15: Keynote: Digital Accessibility and a Global Inclusive Education Standard
Karen McCall, Karlen Communications
The biggest lesson we can take from the current pandemic is that due to inattention to accessibility and inclusion, many of the world’s one billion plus persons with disabilities will be left behind and unable to reach their potential or strive toward economic independence. Both education and employment are pillars of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Globally, despite siren calls from disability advocates, persons with disabilities and educators to address accessibility and inclusion in a digital ecosystem, little attention, if any, has been paid to the need.
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Pathways15: Keynote: How to Talk to Colleagues about Universal Design for Learning
Dr Thomas Tobin, University of Wisconsin - Madison
As Disability Practitioners and Educators in Vocational Education and Training and Universities, we should advocate for our colleagues around us to design their interactions with students to be as broadly accessible and inclusive as possible, in order to foster greater student agency, autonomy, and satisfaction. In the process, our work to support learners in addressing disability barriers can shift to focus more energy on more challenging concerns.
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Pathways15: Making Meaningful Work Business as Usual. Strategies, Issues and Choices That Support Graduate Employment Outcomes for Students with Disability
David Eckstein, Equity Fellow – NCSEHE; Friederike Gadow, Australian National University; and, Jane Andersen, University of the Sunshine Coast
University graduates with disability are more likely to be unemployed and more likely to be in work that does not use their skills or education compared to graduates without disability. Presenters from Swinburne University, Australian National University and the University of the Sunshine Coast will highlight and discuss the influence of a range of local factors affecting careers support initiatives for students with disability. The workshop will focus on strategies for developing and harnessing internal and external collaboration for the benefit of students. Participants will also (re)discover key benefits to a collaborative approach, including positive experiences for your students, while maximising impact and upskilling staff.
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