Registration and Documentation
Registering with disability support is easy. All you need is to complete the registration form in AskUNE.
This form is completely online, but if you are unable to access it due to your disability, you can phone the office on 02 6773 2897 for assistance.
The registration form asks questions about your disability and what type of study you are/or about to undertake.
Documentation
When registering, students are required to have supporting Health Professional documentation.
This documentation is to be signed and dated by an appropriate accredited health professional, and should be:
- No more than 2 weeks old for a temporary condition.
- No more than 12 months old for a permanent condition.
- Yearly for ADD/ADHD (unless considered permanent by a health professional) - school Board of Studies and pediatric reports will not be accepted
- No more than 12 months old for a learning disability – a psychometric report with a tertiary/adult emphasis – school Board of Studies and paediatric reports will not be accepted.
- Diagnosis of a learning/reading disorder (including Irlen) and support documentation must be undertaken by an accredited specialist e.g. educational psychologist or clinical psychologist.
- Centrelink medical certificates will not be accepted.
You may submit a medical report from your health professional, provided that the following is included:
- The name of the disability/medical condition is stated.
- That the disability/medical condition is permanent (ongoing) or temporary.
- The impact that the disability/condition has on tertiary studies, including formal examinations and assessments – this may include written or physical assessment.
- The impact that the disability/condition has on the use of online study – as this is a condition of enrolment.
- The type of reasonable adjustments that may assist with study – eg: extra time in exams, e-texts for visually impaired, transcripts of podcasts for hearing impaired, etc
- The report is on the health professionals letterhead, including their registration number.
This documentation must be signed by the accredited health professional and must be legible.
There is also a Health Professional Form available in AskUNE. This form has questions relating to the information that is required and may be easier for your health professional to complete. You can print this form out and take it with you for your medical appointment.
To submit, you can either: scan and upload this documentation with your registration form; fax it to the Student Central office on 6773 4400; hand it in personally over the counter at Student Assist (near the newsagent; or mail it to Disability Support Office, (C33) Lamble Building - West Wing, University of New England, Armidale, NSW 2351.
Late submission of the documentation may result in the University not being able to provide reasonable adjustments in a timely manner.
Students may be requested for updated documentation if their condition and adjustments change throughout their time at UNE.