Disability services

To discuss an access plan, make an appointment to see a disability advisor and bring documentation of your disability or health condition to the appointment (this is required under University policy). 

Documentation can be a letter from your treating professional or you can use the disability verification form. 

If you have a specific learning disability you need to provide the report from the psychologist who did the assessment, and it must be from when you were at least 16 years old. For further information and rationale please refer to the psycho-educational assessment process. 

Disability advisors will discuss the impact that your disability or health condition is having on your studies. We'll be able to talk you through the types of reasonable adjustments that may assist you in your studies and develop an access plan with you to provide to relevant teaching staff. 

Reasonable adjustments are measures or actions to assist a student with a disability or health condition to participate in learning, teaching and assessment on an equivalent basis to other students that are determined as reasonable.

An adjustment is not reasonable if it would:

1. compromise the integrity of the program or course or assesment requirements and processes; or
2. remove or bypass any inherent requirements - capabilities, knowledge and skills essential to achieve the core learning outcomes of a program or to satisfy curriculum requirements.

The disability advisor can provide you with information and advice about how to negotiate reasonable adjustments with academic staff based on your medical documentation.

If you require alternative exam conditions due to your disability/health condition, you must come to see a disability advisor to discuss your needs. 

Refer to alternative exam arrangements for dates by which arrangements must be made.

Temporary 3-month parking permits are available to students with short-term injury/health conditions. Please book an appointment with a disability advisor to discuss your needs. 

If you will require a permit for longer than 3-months, visit the disability parking permit SA Gov information page. 

Refer to our privacy page for how we handle your confidential information.

Library

Library Contact Officer - Beth Prior - 1300 354 633 and select option 3 for Library.

Further information about library services for students with disabilities.

CDAAs

Each College appoints a member of academic staff as a College Disability Academic Advisor (CDAA). CDAAs act as a point of contact and information for students with disabilities and for academic staff who need to clarify issues relating to reasonable accommodations for students with disabilities. 

• Education, Psychology and Social Work: Anna Noble 8201 3360
• Business, Law and Government: Ms Jenny Richards 8201 5976, Assoc Prof Janet McIntyre 8201 2075
• Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences: Dr Anne Thompson 8201 3174
• Nursing and Health Sciences: Ms Didy Button 8201 3312, Dr Pammi Raghavendra 8201 3426
• Medicine and Public Health: Assoc Prof Lisa Schmidt 7221 8898
• Science and Engineering: Mr David Hobbs 8201 3167, Dr Paul Gardner-Stephen 8201 3730

Equal opportunity contact officers

Information about the equal opportunity contact officer network is available on the contact officers page. 

FUSA

Flinders University Student Association have a disability officer - currently Louise Nixon. She can be contacted at disabilities.officer@flinders.edu.au or via FUSA: 8201 2371.

Student groups

Disabilities Collective: https://fusa.edu.au/collectives/

Students with Disabilities Association: https://www.facebook.com/fu.sda.982

Personal Evacuation Plan

If you have a mobility disability and would like to meet with a building warden to work out a Personal Emergency Evacuation Plan, please see the contact list of building wardens for the buildings you use the most.