DIAP: People
Â鶹Éçmadou actively welcomes students and staff with disability and provides tools for their career success.
Staff recruitment & selection process 
Â鶹Éçmadou provides guidance to ensure that adjustments are offered at each stage of the recruitment process, and not just at the application phase. This is commitment is embedded into our Workplace Adjustment Procedure. Some examples include online interviews, the questions provided in advance, and direct communication.
Student access, outreach and recruitment
Â鶹Éçmadou is committed to consulting with students with disability for key projects and resources that impact students with disability.Â
One of the ways Â鶹Éçmadou commits to this practice is through our SCON consultative group, providing a space for lived experience voices to give feedback and shape Â鶹Éçmadou programs and resources.Â
Some projects consulted on include (not an exhaustive list): â¶Ä¯â¶Ä¯
Development of the next DIAP initial consultationÂ
Code of Conduct   
EDI Policy   
Supporting Students with Disability Procedure initial consultation   Â
Impacts of the Academic Calendar on students with disability  
Being a part of the Students as Partners Consultative Group has given me the platform to represent the communities I belong to and the opportunity to use my lived experiences to contribute a student voice on key university projects and initiatives. It has been incredibly rewarding and reassuring to see that the University genuinely values and listens to feedback from students, especially those from traditionally underrepresented communities. I am so grateful to be able to voice my community’s ideas and perspectives to university decision-makers, have open and honest discussions about issues affecting students and how we can work collaboratively to improve them, and have our insights implemented in projects. This is critical to ensuring that the university continues to develop projects and initiatives which are inclusive, equitable, and aligned with the diverse student population at Â鶹Éçmadou.
Â鶹Éçmadou SCON Member
SCON has consulted on a range of projects including:
Staff career development
The 2022-2025 DIAP commits Â鶹Éçmadou to providing the tools, training and support to ensure that staff with disabilities can confidently develop their careers. These resources include:
The Disability Travel Support Fund has played a crucial role in enabling my participation in international disciplinary conferences. Without the Fund’s assistance, I would have had to decline several valuable opportunities. I initially felt hesitant to apply, in part because my condition is relatively recent and not something I’ve lived with since birth or childhood, so I was/am still coming to terms with its impacts. However, I’ve been grateful for how the Fund’s application process has been handled with sensitivity, ensuring that barriers to participation are minimised. Thank you for your support.
Academic
Faculty of Science
Student career development
Â鶹Éçmadou has implemented the GradWISE pilot program. A graduate employment program for students with disability developed by WISE Employment in conjunction with Australian Universities.
From 1 October 2023 to July 2024, 30 Â鶹Éçmadou students engaged with the GradWISE program.Â
