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Accessing Services 

The Disability Liaison Officer (DLO) can assist with information and advice about accessing services. Please consider making contact early in the academic year so that you have the most appropriate arrangements in place.

The administration staff may be able to answer your questions. If further assistance is needed they will book an appointment for you with the DLO.

Appointments are available Monday to Friday between 9.00am and 4.00pm.

Confidentiality

The nature of a student's disability or medical condition is kept confidential within Disability Services unless the student agrees that a certain level of disclosure to academic staff would be advantageous.

The word 'disability' is used in a generic way to protect the student's privacy. It is used in letters to Course Co-ordinators and other documents to describe all physical, psychological and psychiatric conditions and injuries that are verified to the University by a health professional.

Whilst a DLO compiles information about the disability or medical condition, when making arrangements with academic staff about reasonable adjustments, the focus will be on the functional impact of the disability or medical condition.

A student's choice to access the services of Disability Services is not reflected on their transcript. The University has policies which aim to protect and support students with disabilities and eliminate discrimination wherever possible.

Policies of The University of Adelaide:

• Reasonable Adjustments to Teaching and Assessment for Students with a Disability policy
• Alternative Examinations Arrangements Policy
• Infectious & Communicable Diseases Policy 
• Students Complaint Policy

Criteria for obtaining special provisions

• A Psychologists report, or
• A completed Verification and Impact Statement, and
• an appointment with the DLO to assess what reasonable adjustments and/or services are needed.

Special provisions can include:

• Alternative Examination Arrangements (AEA) 
• Course material in alternative formats
• Access to specialised software
• Enlarged print
• Reading to tape
• Brailing
• Equipment loans
• Physical access on campus 
• Extended Library loan periods
• Car parking (temporary only)
• Adjustments to teaching and assessment procedures
• Referral to other campus student support services

 Roseworthy students may seek these services through the Roseworthy Student Advisor.

 Alternative Examination Arrangements (AEA)

You will need to make an appointment with the DLO as early in the semester as possible to make alternative examinations arrangements, and no later than four weeks before the beginning of the scheduled examination period.

Further information is available from the Examinations office.

Other relevent University services

• Counselling Centre
• CLPD Centre for Learning & Professional Development
• Careers Service
• Parklands Medical Practice
• Student Care
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