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Disability Liaison Officers and Disability Advisers are specialist staff employed in this state by the University and TAFE Tasmania to coordinate support services for students with disabilities and provide a resource to staff within these institutions. They can assist you through the provision of:

• information and access to further resources;
• a "sounding board" and source of ideas in situations where solutions may not be immediately obvious;
• a link to specialist personnel in agencies outside your organisation; and
• a third party in the communication process between yourself and your student.

TAFE Tasmania

TAFE Tasmania employ Disability Liaison Officers who can be contacted at:

Student Services Unit - Hobart
Ph. (03) 6233 7843 (south)

Student Services Unit - Launceston
Ph. (03) 6336 2702 (north)

Student Services Unit - Burnie
Ph. (03) 6434 5804 (north west)

University of Tasmania:

Employ Disability Advisers who can be contacted at:

Student Services Hobart
Ph. (03) 6226 2381 (south)

Student Services Launceston
Ph. (03) 63243787
(north and north west)

At the Australian Maritime College this role is fulfilled by staff of the Student Support Unit who can be contacted at:

Connell Building MF9
Newnham campus
Ph. (03) 6335 4792

Other agencies

Other agencies providing vocational education and training can access advice on inclusive practices from:

VET Access & Equity
Office of Vocational Education and Training (OVET)
Department of Education
Ph. (03) 6233 4570

 

For more detailed information about who can assist you and how, refer to Fact Sheet 6.

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