RMIT Accessibility Action Plan: Summary Leadership and culture Student Teaching and learning Program Built environments, Digital information and services Staff recruitment, retention Action enrolments completion and facilities and grounds and development areas outcomes Targets Launch and promote this Publish Continue to promote Revise guidelines Consult with staff and Convene an Accessibility Working Strengthen relationships plan, and monitor and inherent inclusive teaching and on Work students with disability Group to consult and advise on the with partner organisations. report on implementation requirements universal design, Integrated to inform actions. identification and remediation of Provide support for staff and achievements. statements for through staff Learning to accessibility issues. Enhance project and supervisors in programs. professional facilitate Consult people with documentation and Prepare, implement and monitor a recruitment and career development and participation. disabilities, and Provide utilisation of specialist Web Accessibility Action Plan for development of staff with resources. incorporate accessibility resources and Support students expertise, to ensure every enterprise platform. disabilities. considerations into professional Implement new in self-advocacy compliance with Support staff to produce accessible Deliver and promote University-wide projects. development to systems and skills and the building standards and digital information and services materials and professional support staff processes to support negotiation of beyond to best Provide inclusive through recruitment, professional development to support and students in the production and reasonable practice in new and communications, events, development, and revision of implementation of the use of publication of adjustments at refurbished buildings. information and policies and guidance materials. workplace adjustments. inherent accessible learning work. professional Undertake audits, then Incorporate accessibility standards Support managers requirements. and teaching development to increase identify, prioritise and into RMIT Strategic Sourcing and regarding staff with strategies. awareness, Review implement access Procurement including in relevant disabilities, long-term commitment, and selection Improve reasonable improvements. tender and contract documentation. illnesses, mental health disability confidence. processes and adjustments for Update maps and conditions and/ or injuries. outcomes to individual students signage. facilitate through improved Facilitate access to increasing processes, assistive technology enrolments by communication, and and equipment. students with liaison. disability. Build staff capacity to decide and implement adjustments. Review policies and procedures regarding special consideration, academic progress, and appeals.
RMIT Accessibility Action Plan: Summary Action areas Leadership and culture Student enrolments Teaching and learning Program completion and outcomes Built environments, facilities and grounds Digital information and services Staff recruitment, retention and development Targets Launch and promote this plan, and monitor and report on implementation and achievements. Consult people with disabilities, and incorporate accessibility considerations into University-wide projects. Provide inclusive communications, events, information and professional development to increase awareness, commitment, and disability confidence. Publish inherent requirements statements for programs. Provide resources and professional development to support staff and students in the use of inherent requirements. Review selection processes and outcomes to facilitate increasing enrolments by students with disability. Continue to promote inclusive teaching and universal design, through staff professional development and resources. Implement new systems and processes to support the production and publication of accessible learning and teaching strategies. Improve reasonable adjustments for individual students through improved processes, communication, and liaison. Build staff capacity to decide and implement adjustments. Review policies and procedures regarding special consideration, academic progress, and appeals. Revise guidelines on Work Integrated Learning to facilitate participation. Support students in self-advocacy skills and the negotiation of reasonable adjustments at work. Consult with staff and students with disability to inform actions. Enhance project documentation and utilisation of specialist expertise, to ensure compliance with building standards and beyond to best practice in new and refurbished buildings. Undertake audits, then identify, prioritise and implement access improvements. Update maps and signage. Facilitate access to assistive technology and equipment. Convene an Accessibility Working Group to consult and advise on the identification and remediation of accessibility issues. Prepare, implement and monitor a Web Accessibility Action Plan for every enterprise platform. Support staff to produce accessible digital information and services through recruitment, professional development, and revision of policies and guidance materials. Incorporate accessibility standards into RMIT Strategic Sourcing and Procurement including in relevant tender and contract documentation. Strengthen relationships with partner organisations. Provide support for staff and supervisors in recruitment and career development of staff with disabilities. Deliver and promote materials and professional development to support implementation of workplace adjustments. Support managers regarding staff with disabilities, long-term illnesses, mental health conditions and/ or injuries.