Accessibility@UNSW

In 2024, Accessibility@UNSW training will be completed as a 2 hour, in-person or online workshop. Workshops will run once per term (three times during the year) and are open to all current UNSW staff.

UNSW is committed to delivering diversity training as a critical tool that supports staff capacity to build and promote a respectful and inclusive culture. Diversity training helps promote awareness of issues related to equity, diversity, and inclusion including understanding different cultures, identities, and experiences and how they may impact interactions and relationships in the UNSW community.

Training offered by Diversity and Inclusion develops participants' capacity to adjust behaviours and have critical conversations, taking an intersectional approach to accessibility at UNSW.

The workshop is organised into three sections which are interactive and participatory:

• Understanding disability inclusion
• Understanding disability and lived experience
• Inclusive practices

Learning outcomes include:

• Participants develop confidence to use inclusive language and understand the value of respectful behaviours and attitudes
• Participants are equipped with the skills and knowledge needed to begin to make their work or learning environments more accessible
• Participants understand their own role in building an inclusive culture at UNSW and feel motivated to do so
• Participants feel supported in their efforts to contribute to building an inclusive culture at UNSW

• All in-person training sessions will be held in wheelchair and lift accessible CATS rooms at UNSW Sydney Kensington campus (if not otherwise specified).  
• Facilitators and panellists will speak using lapel or wireless hand-held microphones. 
• Online training will have closed captioning enabled and transcripts can be provided upon request. 
• PowerPoint slides can be provided in advance of the training upon request. 
• Please indicate any further accessibility requirements in the registration form.

• Attendance for this training is capped at 50 participants to ensure physical distancing can be maintained. 
• Masks are strongly encouraged in all indoor areas at UNSW.
• Do not attend training if you feel unwell, have recently experienced any cold or flu-like symptoms or are awaiting the results of a COVID-19 test.