Higher Education Disability Support Program

Higher Education Disability Support Program

The Disability Support Program provides funding to eligible higher education providers to undertake activities that assist in removing barriers to access for students with disabilities. 

The program has three components:


Additional Support for Students with Disabilities (ASSD)

The objectives of the ASSD component of the program are to:

  • provide funding to eligible higher education providers to assist with the high costs incurred in providing educational support and/or equipment to students with disabilities to enable them to participate in higher education; and
  • encourage efficient and effective use of equipment and education resources to support students with disability.

In 2009, the 38 eligible higher education providers received a total of $5,049,896 as reimbursement of expenses incurred in the 2008 calendar year.

Applications from eligible higher education providers for reimbursement under ASSD of expenses incurred in the 2009 calendar year should be submitted on the application form below. A checklist is also provided to help ensure the form is completed correctly.


Performance-based Disability Support Funding

The objective of the Performance-based Disability Support Funding component of the Disability Support Program is to encourage higher education providers to implement strategies to attract and support students with disabilities.
 
In 2009, $1,000,500 was allocated to the 38 Table A providers in accordance with the formula set out in the Disability Support Program guidelines for the Performance-based Disability Support Funding component.

Performance-based Disability Support Funding for 2010

University

 $  

Australian Catholic University

26,498

Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education

2,365

Central Queensland University

20,335

Charles Darwin University

9,627

Charles Sturt University

35,391

Curtin University of Technology

20,710

Deakin University

36,244

Edith Cowan University

14,758

Griffith University

34,121

James Cook University

17,448

La Trobe University

35,303

Macquarie University

28,150

Monash University

39,445

Murdoch University

25,684

Queensland University of Technology

40,782

RMIT University

35,236

Southern Cross University

18,773

Swinburne University of Technology

13,733

The Australian National University

31,191

The Flinders University of South Australia

25,181

The University of Adelaide

27,496

The University of Melbourne

36,383

The University of Queensland

26,053

The University of Sydney

21,869

The University of Western Australia

30,304

University of Ballarat

6,528

University of Canberra

12,749

University of Newcastle

28,666

University of New England

26,809

University of New South Wales

30,751

University of South Australia

49,150

University of Southern Queensland

23,643

University of Tasmania

36,584

University of Technology, Sydney

25,957

University of the Sunshine Coast

11,797

University of Western Sydney

31,673

University of Wollongong

52,070

Victoria University

11,023

Total:

1,000,480

For further information see the Other Grants Guidelines (Education) 2010 or email disability.support@deewr.gov.au.


The Australian Disability Clearinghouse on Education & Training (ADCET)

The Australian Government provides funding under the Higher Education Disability Support Program to maintain the Australian Disability Clearinghouse on Education and Training (ADCET) website, currently hosted by the University of Tasmania. This site provides information and other resources designed to promote inclusive practices for people with a disability.

National Disability Coordination Officer Program (NDCO)

The National Disability Coordination Officer (NDCO) Program replaced and expanded the Regional Disability Liaison Officer Program (formerly a component of the Higher Education Disability Support program) and the Disability Coordination Officer Program.

The NDCO Program funds a national network of coordination officers who provide information, coordination and referral services for people with a disability who are interested in, or enrolled in, post-school education and training.

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