Student experience workstream
Workstream 1 of the Disability Action Plan focuses on Student Experience. The Associate Director of Student Wellbeing and Engagement, Campus Life, is responsible for this workstream. Below are the strategic focus areas for this workstream, along with a summary of key deliverables at June 2024.
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Supports are easy to find and access
Central Communications and Marketing have developed and implemented a Content Review Framework for web content, with guidelines and training for web publishers and editors that highlight the importance of accessibility for all web content.
Tracking: Complete
Student Disability Services, in collaboration with HR, coordinate the roll-out of the University’s membership of the Hidden Disabilities global initiative.
Tracking: On Track
Status: No issues identified
Roles in Faculties that have a function relating to supporting students with disability are defined and clarified.
Tracking: On track
Status: No issues identified
Supports are continuously improved
Student Disability Services lead implementation of the Symplicity Access disability case management software in all Faculties.
Tracking: Complete
Student Disability Services develop a system to measure and report the access to disability services by TEC-identified priority learner groups, which are Māori, Pacific, and learners with lower prior achievement.
Tracking: On Track
Status: No issues identified
Student Disability Services will develop and deploy an anonymous disabled student survey and results will be used to identify and address gaps in disability service support provision.
Tracking: Not yet started
Status: Scheduled to begin in September 2025
The environment is inclusive and welcoming
Te Tumu Herenga | Libraries and Learning Services opens the Accessible Lounge in the General Library.
Tracking: Complete
The Provost reviews the Student Consultative Group membership to ensure disabled learner representation.
Tracking: Complete
Campus Life sets up support for the student-led Auckland University Disabled Students’ Association and promoted club membership to students who engage with Student Disability Services.
Tracking: Complete
Establish regular hui between Campus Life and Schools and Community Engagement teams with a focus on TEC-identified priority learners.
Tracking: On Track
Status: No issues identified
Pathways to employment
New disabled student success stories have been developed and promoted to coincide with graduation twice per year.
Tracking: Complete
Regular meetings with Workbridge have been re-established in preparation for renewing our Memorandum of Understanding.
Tracking: On track
Status: No issues identified
Career Development and Employability Services investigate external sources of employment support for students with disabilities.
Tracking: On track
Status: No issues identified
Be.Lab assists disabled students into work, in collaboration with Student Disability Services and Career Development and Employability Services.
Tracking: On track
Status: No issues identified
Identify what is required to enable improved data collection on the transition of students with disabilities into meaningful employment.
Tracking: Not yet started
Status: Scheduled to begin in early 2025