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Inclusive Practice is Good Practice Text Only Version Acknowledgements
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in PDF This resource is a project of the Tasmanian Regional Disability Liaison Officer Initiative and has been compiled by Jane Barrett, State Disability Liaison Officer. The Project Advisory Team comprised representatives from across the post secondary education and training sector in Tasmania. The author especially acknowledges the valued contributions made by Mike Spurr, Michael James, Dr Elizabeth Vagg , the SDLO Executive Management Committee, Kim Popowski, Doug McGinn, Toni McWaide, Jill Thompson, Tony Payne and Karen Jurs. Parts of the information in this resource have been based on several Australian publications. Acknowledgment is made of information originally sourced and reprinted from: "Reasonable Accommodations: Strategies for teaching university students with disabilities", produced originally in 1991 by the University of NSW, the University of Sydney, Macquarie University, and the University of Technology, Sydney. Revised edition compiled in 1993 by the University of Canberra and the Australian National University. "Students with Disabilities in Higher Education: A Resource Guide for Staff" compiled by the Flinders University of South Australia, the University of Adelaide and the University of South Australia. "Responsibility: People with Disabilities - Skilling Staff in Vocational Education, Training and Employment Sectors", produced by the National Staff Development Committee on behalf of the Commonwealth of Australia, 1994. "AccessAbility Kit" authored by Michele Stephens, Des Power and Merv Hyde, Griffith University, 1991. "Learning Disabilities in Higher Education" produced by Monash University and the University of Melbourne, 1995. "RDLU Information Series", compiled by the Victorian Regional Disability Liaison Unit. Acknowledgment is also made of material reproduced with the permission of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc., Westport, CT from the publication "Accommodations or just good teaching? Strategies for Teaching College Students with Disabilities", edited by Bonnie M. Hodge & Jennie Preston-Sabin, 1997. The author expresses gratitude to these institutions and publishers for permission to use their material. The author wishes to thank the many staff, students, committees and support organisations within Tasmania and interstate who provided input to this resource project. More than 40 individuals willingly undertook the onerous task of reviewing draft materials and their assistance was greatly valued. A special thank you to those staff and students who allowed their experiences to be used in this resource. |
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Contents | Introduction | Strategies for Inclusive Practice | What The Law Says | Legislative Requirements | Rights and Responsibilities | Code of Practice | Who Can Assist? | Examples of Inclusive Practice | Appropriate Language and Behaviour | Index to Fact Sheet Series | Bibliography | Recommended References | Tasmanian Organisations | Acknowledgements
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