Procedures for Accessing Support
Identification of needs
Students with disabilities or with a long term medical condition who may have special requirements for exams or coursework are encouraged to disclose their needs at the earliest opportunity. Early identification is particularly important in the case of those students with high support needs, to ensure that support is available before the start of each academic semester. Failure to identify, or late notification, may result in resources being unavailable or delayed. Identification will also assist the University in forward planning and identifying areas of need. Although early identification is important, students are welcome to request assistance at any time by contacting a Disability Officer.
Please be aware that support may not be the same as in your country of origin, however support will meet University and Australian guidelines. Support is provided on an individual basis and is consistent with proven appropriate levels of support.
Application for Academic Adjustment
New students must make an appointment with a Disability Officer, complete an Application for Academic Adjustment (PDF 515Kb) and submit it with the necessary specialist documentation by the end of Week 4 at the latest.
Academic Adjustments relate specifically to end of semester exams. The time and location of the final exam may be different to those sitting the exam in the Sports Hall. Special Requirement exams commence 30 minutes after centrally scheduled exams and are in Building 04_1_20 (Bond College, level 1, Legal Skills Building) and computer exams are held in Building 04_1_18 (room may change depending on operational requirements).
Each Faculty is responsible for ensuring accommodations or adjustments are met for mid semester exams or any other assessment outside the official exam period. Students need to check with their Faculty Academic Advisor, Lecturer or Tutor, so the Faculty may provide assistance and make the necessary arrangements.
Arrangements for reasonable adjustments in examinations for students with a disability
Please see: Adjustments in Examinations
Timelines
End of Week 2 - Cut off date for changes in requirements for Continuing students
End of Week 4 - Cut off date for applications and documentation for New students
Confidentiality and Privacy Issues
We treat the information you provide to us as confidential. Your information is held securely within Student Services.
It is important to indicate your disability at enrolment. This assists the University to provide a responsive and timely service to students with a disability and to justify the need for future funding of such services.
Bond University collects personal information from you for the purpose of providing you with support in your studies. We will also use the information to keep you informed on issues and events that are of particular relevance to students with disabilities, unless you ask us not to.
A Disability Officer will discuss with you in detail how your disability impacts on your capacity to study. The information provided is used to assess your needs and to facilitate access to relevant academic and professional staff in your faculty and other areas of the University, for example, the Timetable Coordinator and Examinations Officer in Student Administration. To provide assistance, University staff will need information about the support arrangements you require for examinations, lectures, tutorials and other academic activities.
Privacy principles also permit disclosure in other limited circumstances, for example, in the rare situation where disclosure is required to prevent or lessen a serious or imminent threat to a person's life or health, or where required by law, for instance, if the information is subpoenaed by a court.
Disclosure
If students have concerns about disclosing their disability, then they may like to read the information within this link to help them with their decision.
To Tell or Not to Tell is a resource which is intended to help students with disabilities (and others who interact with them) make informed decisions about whether or not to disclose a disability or medical condition in the education setting.
Choosing Your Path Disclosure: It's a Personal Decision is a resource which provides substantial information about options and pathways that people with disabilities can use in disclosing their disability in post secondary education and employment environments.
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