Temporary Condition or Appropriate Professional General practitioner Injury Specialist Relevant registered health professional Examples: Documentation Requirements Broken limbs affecting States the nature of the condition and limitations on academic performance; mobility or writing ability Specifies dates or a timeframe for which the student is expected to be affected by the condition or Impending surgery when the student is due to be reassessed; affecting study ability Suggests recommendations and reasons for adjustments; Current documentary evidence of the condition. Carer Appropriate Professional Centrelink documentation General practitioner Examples: Documentation Requirements Primary Carer for: Confirmation from Centrelink of receipt of payment; OR An elderly person Confirmation from a treating doctor or specialist that a named person requires daily care. This should A person with a disability include the details of the condition and a statement by the doctor that the student is the primary carer A child with a disability or for that person; OR special needs In the case of a dependent current medical documentation for the child as outlined in the categories above. Please contact a Disability Adviser if you wish to discuss or clarify these requirements: ACU Equity & Disability Unit like to acknowledge the University of Wollongong in the development of these guidelines.
Temporary Condition or Injury Appropriate Professional General practitioner Specialist Relevant registered health professional Examples: Broken limbs affecting mobility or writing ability Impending surgery affecting study ability Documentation Requirements States the nature of the condition and limitations on academic performance; Specifies dates or a timeframe for which the student is expected to be affected by the condition or when the student is due to be reassessed; Suggests recommendations and reasons for adjustments; Current documentary evidence of the condition. Carer Appropriate Professional Centrelink documentation General practitioner Examples: Primary Carer for: An elderly person A person with a disability A child with a disability or special needs Documentation Requirements Confirmation from Centrelink of receipt of payment; OR Confirmation from a treating doctor or specialist that a named person requires daily care. This should include the details of the condition and a statement by the doctor that the student is the primary carer for that person; OR In the case of a dependent current medical documentation for the child as outlined in the categories above. Please contact a Disability Adviser if you wish to discuss or clarify these requirements: ACU Equity & Disability Unit like to acknowledge the University of Wollongong in the development of these guidelines.