ADCET's webinars on accessible tertiary study, recast as audio.
ADCET, the Australian Disability Clearinghouse on Education and Training, releases audio recaps of its webinars and panel sessions on accessible tertiary education. Topics run from the neurodiversity paradigm and UDL 3.0 to pre-admission guidance for applicants with disability and the National Student Ombudsman.
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ADCET is the audio arm of the Australian Disability Clearinghouse on Education and Training, and its episodes include recaps of the clearinghouse's webinars and panel sessions. The common thread is disability inclusion in tertiary education. A recap opens with a short introduction that names the session and its presenters. Then the floor goes to them. What a listener gets is the session itself, with the feel of the live event intact. A presenter flags that a slide is very busy and then describes it in words. Another presenter pauses so attendees can open their own university's website and look at it as a prospective student would, stressing that the exercise is about reflection rather than naming and shaming. A speaker introducing himself includes a short visual description of his own appearance. The range is broad but grounded in practice. Eby Gannon, a community engagement practitioner, researcher and advocate, contrasts the clinical pathology paradigm with the neurodiversity paradigm and looks at paradigm washing in action. Gannon also walks through a smorgasbord model, in which neurodivergence becomes a spread of traits such as stimming, sleep differences, attention and sensory preferences rather than a neat list of conditions. Laura Gray and Bryony McNeill from Deakin University share a study on pre-admission guidance for university applicants with disability. Claire Goff and Zachary Croner introduce the National Student Ombudsman and mark its limits: complaints about accreditation bodies fall outside its scope, and it has no access to a whistleblower process. A panel on UDL 3.0, facilitated by Elizabeth Hitches with Trina Bianchini, Sarah Humphries and John Fadoulis, brings attendee comments into the conversation. Those comments point to intersectionality, identity and a shift from checkpoints to ongoing considerations, before the panellists are asked for examples of changes they have made to incorporate the new guidelines. A series inside the feed, ILOTA Things, is hosted by Darren, Elizabeth and Jo and sets AI alongside universal design for learning and accessibility. In the episode 'ILOTA Things - Episode 14: International Impacts of AI - Equity, Inclusion and Education for All', a host raises the EU AI Act and its four levels of risk, and a guest replies that the OECD has never been mandated to create a legal instrument, least of all in education. That episode closes with an acknowledgement of traditional custodians. For anyone new to the organisation, 'ADCET Podcast: All about ADCET' is a sensible first stop. Rebecca Morris, ADCET's manager, and Darren Britton, its National Assistive Technology Officer, cover free resources, professional development, community building and direct consultation, and Justin Wiley of Central Queensland University speaks about the Universal Design for Learning community of practice. The webinar recaps sign off with the same line: 'Supporting you, supporting students.'
Made for: Suits a listener who works in disability support, teaching or learning design in tertiary education and wants practical sessions on neurodiversity, UDL, admissions and complaints pathways.
What sets it apart: Its episodes are recordings of the clearinghouse's own webinars and panels, so slides described aloud, chat prompts and attendee comments stay in, and speakers range from university staff to representatives of the National Student Ombudsman. The ILOTA Things series adds a separate thread on AI, UDL and accessibility.
The official podcast for the Australian Disability Clearinghouse on Education and Training (ADCET). ADCET provides information, advice and resources to disability practitioners, academics, teachers and students on inclusive practices within the post-secondary education sector. Head to our website for more information - www.adcet.edu.au
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A higher-education primer on neurodiversity as lived variation and an institutional challenge.
This ADCET podcast follows Eby Gannon's webinar on the neurodiversity paradigm in higher education, setting the clinical pathology model beside a framework that pays closer attention to neurotypes, varied traits, and the barriers students meet on campus.
A practical look at how university websites can create barriers for applicants with disability before application.
University course websites can shape a student's sense of belonging well before enrolment, and this ADCET podcast gives that first point of contact careful attention.
A warm webinar recap shows ADCET as a practical support for shared accessibility practice in tertiary education.
ADCET is presented as a practical national support for more accessible and inclusive Australian tertiary education for students with disability.
A clear look at how AI policy, accessibility, and inclusive education connect across borders.
This PlayNext single-episode review treats AI in education as a policy issue that crosses borders, while keeping equity, inclusion, accessibility, and universal design for learning in view.
A practical introduction to the National Student Ombudsman, with clear boundaries around referrals, accreditation complaints, and sector training.
ADCET's audio recap of an introduction to the National Student Ombudsman gives higher-education complaint handling a clear practical map. Claire Goff, Director for the Education and Outreach team, and Zachary Croner, Director for Strategic Investigations and Reporting, outline…
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ADCET’s audio recap of 'Neurodiversity Paradigm 101 - Lessons from the Movement for Higher Education' centers Eby Gannon’s argument that higher education should move beyond diagnosis-based gatekeeping.
ADCET's Barriers Before Entry recap follows Laura Gray and Bryony McNeill from Deakin University as they argue that course webpages shape disabled applicants' access before enrolment.
ADCET manager Rebecca Morris and National Assistive Technology Officer Darren Britton recap the "All About ADCET" webinar with Danielle Kuchel, Trina Bianchini, Justin Wiley, Katie, Amy Webster, and Elizabeth Hitches.
["ADCET's I Lotta Things episode on international impacts of AI opens with Elizabeth Hitches, Darren Britton, and Jo Houghton framing inclusive learning through AI, UDL, and accessibility.", "The guests are OECD authors Samo Varsic and Lydia Fosberg, who wrote the working paper 'The Potential Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Equity and Inclusion in Education.'", "The conversation asks what AI means for equity and inclusion across OECD countries, then tests that question against learner-centered tools, teacher-led tools, institutional tools, and the risk of a flipped digital divide.", "TALIS 2024 data adds a concrete benchmark: 36% of lower secondary teachers across OECD countries reported using AI, 14% in France, 69% in New Zealand, and more than half said they need AI training."]
Claire Goff and Zachary Croner use an ADCET webinar recap to explain the National Student Ombudsman, which was created after the University Accord final report and the action plan addressing gender based violence.
ADCET’s “UDL 3.0: Designing Learning for Everyone” recaps a 90-minute panel facilitated by Elizabeth Hitches with UDL practitioners Trina Bianchini, Sarah Humphries and John Fardoulis.