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Student support & services Health, counselling and disability services Disability services

To comply with COVID-19 restrictions all appointments with disability advisors will be by phone or online at this time.


The University provides a free, confidential service for students who have a disability.

A 'disability' can be a:

  • medical condition
  • mental health condition
  • learning difficulty
  • or any disability that impacts on study

Carers of people who have a disability can also contact a disability advisor. 

 

Access plans

To discuss an access plan, make an appointment to see a disability advisor and bring documentation of your disability or health condition to the appointment (this is required under University policy). 

Documentation can be a letter from your treating professional or you can use the disability verification form. 

If you have a specific learning disability you need to provide the report from the psychologist who did the assessment, and it must be from when you were at least 16 years old. For further information and rationale please refer to the psycho-educational assessment process. 

Disability advisors will discuss the impact that your disability or health condition is having on your studies. We'll be able to talk you through the types of reasonable adjustments that may assist you in your studies and develop an access plan with you to provide to relevant teaching staff. 

Reasonable adjustments are measures or actions to assist a student with a disability or health condition to participate in learning, teaching and assessment on an equivalent basis to other students that are determined as reasonable.

An adjustment is not reasonable if it would:

  1. compromise the integrity of the program or course or assesment requirements and processes; or
  2. remove or bypass any inherent requirements - capabilities, knowledge and skills essential to achieve the core learning outcomes of a program or to satisfy curriculum requirements.

The disability advisor can provide you with information and advice about how to negotiate reasonable adjustments with academic staff based on your medical documentation.

Alternative exam arrangements

If you require alternative exam conditions due to your disability/health condition, you must come to see a disability advisor to discuss your needs. 

Refer to alternative exam arrangements for dates by which arrangements must be made.

Parking permits

Temporary 3-month parking permits are available to students with short-term injury/health conditions. Please book an appointment with a disability advisor to discuss your needs. 

If you will require a permit for longer than 3-months, visit the disability parking permit SA Gov information page. 

Privacy

Refer to our privacy page for how we handle your confidential information.

Other useful contacts

Library

Library Contact Officer - Beth Prior - 1300 354 633 and select option 3 for Library.

Further information about library services for students with disabilities.

 

CDAAs

Each College appoints a member of academic staff as a College Disability Academic Advisor (CDAA). CDAAs act as a point of contact and information for students with disabilities and for academic staff who need to clarify issues relating to reasonable accommodations for students with disabilities. 

  • Education, Psychology and Social Work: Dr Julie McMillan 
  • Business, Law and Government: Ms Jenny Richards, Assoc Prof Janet McIntyre
  • Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences: to be confirmed
  • Nursing and Health Sciences: Ms Didy Button, Dr Fiona Rillotta
  • Medicine and Public Health: Prof Bill Heddle
  • Science and Engineering: Mr David Hobbs, Dr Paul Gardner-Stephen
     

Equal opportunity contact officers

Information about the equal opportunity contact officer network is available on the contact officers page. 

 

FUSA

Flinders University Student Association have a disability officer - currently Anu Francis. She can be contacted at disabilities.officer@flinders.edu.au or via FUSA: 8201 2371.

 

Student groups

Disabilities Collective

Students with Disabilities Association

 

Personal evacuation plan

If you have a mobility disability and would like to meet with a building warden to work out a Personal Emergency Evacuation Plan, please see the contact list of building wardens for the buildings you use the most. 

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Staff (FAN protected) - FAQs

New client form (for those new to the service)

Book an appointment - 8201 2118 (existing clients only)

 

Opening hours

8:45am - 5pm Monday - Friday at Bedford Park campus.

8:45am - 5pm Tuesday at Sturt campus.

By appointment at Tonsley campus.

**Note: Appointments can also be provided via phone and Skype.

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     Disability policy  Events for students with a disability  Information for staff with a disability  Information for staff to support students with a disability  Student complaints and appeals

Adaptive technology room

The Adaptive Technology Room has been relocated from the Central Library and is temporarily located in the clubs space opposite FUSA Hub level 1 Hub. The room is set up with a Dragon PC, a Jaws PC and text reader. Any Student with a Disability who had been granted swipe card access to the ATR in the library has been granted access to this new space.

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Health and Counselling Services are located at:
Level 3, Student Services Centre (next to the Sports Centre)
Flinders University, Sturt Rd,
Bedford Park SA 5042

Disability Services are located:
Opposite the Health Service in the Union Building Basement (rooms B10 to B10D)

Both are open: 8.45am to 5pm, Monday - Friday (including vacation periods, but excluding Christmas and New Year periods).


All feedback or complaints about the services offered at Health, Counselling and Disability Services should be directed to the Director Student Services.

(08) 8201 2118

counselling@flinders.edu.au

disability@flinders.edu.au

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