“Students with disabilities are a growing equity cohort in Australian tertiary education, yet they continue to experience lower access, satisfaction and completion than their higher education peers. In this episode of the HEDx Student Experience Podcast, student leader Jennifer Lowe and Student Voice Australasia’s Belinda Brear sit down with Professor Sally Kift to explore one of the sector’s quiet success stories: the Australian Disability Clearinghouse on Education and Training (ADCET). Together, they unpack why national, quality assured, co-designed resources are essential as the demand for belonging and inclusion grows; why universal design is fast becoming a regulatory expectation, not a “nice to have”; and why cross-institutional collaboration is critical if we’re serious about equity, accessibility and student success. This is a hopeful, practical conversation about doing accessibility, affirmation, accommodation and inclusion better for students, staff and the sector.
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