Disability Resource Centre
Deakin University established the Disability Resource Centre (DRC) to meet the requirements of students with a disability, and as a resource to the rest of the University.
The DRC is staffed by experienced professional workers with knowledge and expertise in access and equity issues. They work closely with academic skills advisers, counsellors, career advisers and health and wellbeing staff.
If a physical, sensory or learning disability, or a medical or mental health condition, interferes with your ability to achieve your academic goals then the staff at the DRC may be able to help you.
Deakin University adheres to the legislative framework outlined in the Human Rights & Equal Opportunity Commission’s Disability Discrimination Act (1992). All areas of the University are responsible for meeting the requirements of the act and the obligations of Disability Standards for Education.
Disability Standards for Education were formulated under the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 and tabled in the Parliament on 17 March 2005. They came into effect in August 2005. The Standards clarify the obligations of education and training providers to ensure that students with disabilities are able to access and participate in education without experiencing discrimination.
