Saturday 25 February 2012

Will You Be Watching the Oscar's?

Todd Winther from ABC Ramp Up predicts the winner based on disability...

"The winners of the little gold statues at the 84th Annual Academy Awards this Sunday will come as no surprise," writes Todd Winther.


View article...

Friday 24 February 2012

Welcome to 2012

Hi Students and Welcome to 2012...
We hope you have a great year of study and we would like to take this opportunity to introduce ourselves to you again...
  • The Disability Services Team provides a free and confidential service for all students enrolled at UniSA. Further information about our service is available here.
  • Throughout the year we will be posting news, event and service information on this blog, please let us know what you want to hear more about and leave a comment on the blog.
  • Now is a good time to start planning your study load and negotiating with academic staff for any accommodations or adjustments you might need in study period two.
  • If you want an Access Plan, or need to update your Access Plan from last year, now is the time to do this!
  • If you would like to talk confidentially with someone about any of the above, please book an appointment with a Disability Adviser on your campus by emailing disability@unisa.edu.au or phoning your local Learning and Teaching Unit.
  • Please note there have been staffing changes for Disability Services in 2012. To know who to contact on your campus please check out our Who We Are webpage.
 All the best for 2012!!!
The Disability Services Team

Friday 17 February 2012

Checklist for new students

As we start a new year of study, you might find the following Checklist for new students helpful:
http://www.unisa.edu.au/newstudents/checklist.asp

The checklist provides general guidelines for all new students at UniSA, but is useful for continuing students too...

Friday 3 February 2012

Orientation for new students with a disability

Before you start: A workshop for new students who have disabilities, medical or mental health conditions



The 'Before You Start' workshop is held at the beginning of each year. The workshop provides new students with disabilities, medical or mental health conditions an opportunity to find out about services, meet other students, hear from current students about their experiences and get important information for a successful start to university.


Thursday 16 February 2012
9.30am - 1.00pm
GK2-16, City West campus


Lunch will be provided
Registration
Register via email disability@unisa.edu.au or call 08 8302 2330
 Provide your name, email or phone contact and any special dietary or support requirements for the session. This includes sign language interpreting or other support requirements.

All the best for your studies in 2012!
The Disability Services Team