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Welcome to the May edition of the ADCET newsletter. We had a very successful webinar last week with 82 people joining us. Thank you to Scott and Media Access, the presentation was very informative. We have received lots of positive feed-back. We are keen to hear from anyone with ideas on future webinars.
Also excited this month to have our first NDCO as the Disability Practitioner spotlight. Enjoy
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 ADCET Webinar
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Upcoming Webinar
Debbie Hindle (NDCO Project Officer) will introduce a new resource: How to Transition to Tertiary Study: Helpful Hints for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder - This freely available new NDCO resource aims to help students with ASD navigate the new learning environment. It includes useful information on the learning context, managing studies, identifying and using strengths, communication tips, and managing stress and anxiety,
Learn more about this resource and how it can assist your students with ASD succeed in their tertiary studies. When: Tuesday 23 June, 2015
Further information and registration details»
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Recording now available: Accessible technologies and the education experience (hosted by ADCET in partnership with ATEND) Dr Scott Hollier from Media Access Australia shares his professional and personal experience using assistive technologies in popular mainstream products to demonstrate the way in which popular computing and mobile devices have evolved, the challenges likely to be faced in accessing online content. And practical ways to support both users and producers. The webinar was live captioned and is now available for viewing.
The webinar recording and presentation slides are now available »
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Disability Practitioner in the Spotlight
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Supporting the supporters: Kay Dean. After 35 years of working in the University of Newcastle student services division which included disability support and student equity roles, and for the past fifteen years of that as the NDCO, Kay has seen many times over how education has changed lives. A fact that she also knows first-hand Read more about Kay »
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ADCET content - revised and updated
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ADCET has gathered together a number of key resources relating to the Disability Standards for Education (DSE) . These resources will help in increasing awareness and understanding of the DSE.
Information and Key Resources on the Disability Standards for Education »
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 Latest Resources
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The NDCO Indigenous Awareness Project has culminated in a comprehensive website that supports the need of services and their staff to better understand the culture and customs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, particularly around the subject of disability, how that is seen within an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander context and how best to engage with individuals, their families and their communities. View the website »
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