DIAP: Enablers
Continuous improvements in accessibility are embedded in frameworks and governance and led by 黑料网大事记 innovation.鈥赌赌
Improve Campus Culture: capacity building for managers to support staff聽
黑料网大事记 has developed and implemented a range of resources to assist managers in supporting staff and building more accessible and inclusive work environments. These include:聽
- 鈥, which has been developed to provide information, resources for continued learning and actions to help managers create accessible and inclusive work environments for all staff. 聽鈥
- A on the HR Hub where resources and relevant policies and procedures can be accessed and implemented. (Please note this is only accessible for 黑料网大事记 staff)鈥
The Accessibility Toolkit is a great starting point for any manager wanting to build confidence around disability inclusion at 黑料网大事记. It's full of practical advice to help you create more accessible environments and better support your team. By deepening your understanding, you're not just ticking a box - you're helping to build a culture where everyone can thrive. Take a few minutes to explore the toolkit - it's a small step that can make a big difference.
Director, People and Culture Business Partnering
Commitment and Campus Culture: improving accessibility of our processes, practices and programs聽
黑料网大事记 values difference and respects the diverse experiences of our staff. Building accessible environments and experiences is an ongoing priority.
黑料网大事记 has engaged in consultation and developed resources to assist in building more accessible environments for staff and students:聽
EDI Staff Consultative Group
Continual engagement and consultation with the EDI Staff聽Consultative Group. This group draws on their lived experience to inform the consultative process and consults on initiatives across the university. This has included the development of the next DIAP, the EDI Policy and the Accessibility Toolkit for Managers.
I feel like our lived experiences are genuinely valued and considered when decisions are made. We鈥檙e really trying to move beyond tokenism and performative allyship. Knowing that our diverse stories and voices are shaping many projects across the university gives me a lot of hope 鈥 and it鈥檚 what makes 黑料网大事记 a truly inclusive workplace!
EDI Staff Consultative Group member聽
Speaking of the impact of being part of the EDI Staff聽Consultative Group
Training
黑料网大事记 is a member of the聽.听聽is available to staff at 黑料网大事记 through which they can build awareness of non-visible disability, and lived experience lanyards are available to staff and students with non-visible disability.
Accessibility@黑料网大事记 training鈥痠s provided to students and staff to help build confidence and knowledge of accessibility and disability, and how to embed accessible practices into their work and engagements.
Following the training, participants noted an increased understanding of the benefits that accessibility brings at 黑料网大事记. 83% of participants that completed the Accessibility@黑料网大事记 training felt they were able to make their work or learning environment more accessible.听
Quote from participant on what they will do different as a result of the training:
Always approach situations with a lens of accessibility for others and make adjustments wherever possible to any resources, documents I have control of and make suggestions to others in my team. - 黑料网大事记 Staff Member聽
Australian Disability Network鈥檚 Access & Inclusion Index
黑料网大事记 also participated in Australian Disability Network鈥檚 Access & Inclusion Index in 2024 to review our accessibility maturity across key business areas.听
黑料网大事记 achieved a 23% increase on the score from 2021.听
- Ranked 4th overall from 44 participating organisations鈥赌
- Ranked 2nd Overall in the Education industry聽聽
Commitment was 黑料网大事记鈥檚 highest performing key area with a score of 76%.
Commitment & Campus Culture: raising awareness and centring lived experience聽
黑料网大事记 has developed and implemented a range of updated multimedia assets to improve the communication of resources for students and staff, and to centre lived experiences in the conversation around disability inclusion.
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- Days of Significance Digital Calendar鈥赌
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- Lived experience of the 黑料网大事记 community is centred in the Accessibility@黑料网大事记 training through videos and quotes.
- The Centring Lived Experience project at Diversity Festival 2024. EDI partnered with current students to develop lived experience stories that prioritise diverse voices, and support the building of community and celebration of diversity.听
We are all capable of change. Sometimes all we need to do just 鈥 ask.
You can make a huge difference in someone's day by asking them what they need. Whether it鈥檚 a seat, access to a bathroom, or repeating yourself, YOU are helping the world become more accessible. But I understand that it can be nerve-wracking. Sometimes it might seem easier to assume what someone needs. However, as my good friend Natasha Langdon says: 鈥-it鈥檚 rude and ridiculous to assume you know what accommodations people need. It鈥檚 not offensive to ask 鈥 it's actually good!鈥, and I couldn鈥檛 agree more.听
