Resource rooms/multi-purpose access rooms
ANSWD policy
6. "ANSWD will campaign for campus specific physical meeting spaces for students with disabilities in the form of Library Disability Resource Rooms,Resting Rooms and Multi-access rooms be installed at all public and private Universities, Polytechnics, TAFE and private colleges in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. A Library Disability Resource Room is necessary for students with disabilities as it is a safe haven away from the general student population, expectations and distractions in order to conduct effect study through the use of adaptive technologies. A physical resting room and Multi-access space in addition to a small Library Disability Resource Room facilitate rest, recovery, the management of medical conditions and disabilities both physical and psychological and to enable access to other population groups who historically had access difficulties. Disability Resource Rooms, resting rooms and Multi-access rooms should be positioned in close proximity to Equity and Diversity or the tertiary educational institution's department administering disability services.
List of existing Resource rooms/multi-purpose access rooms
Australian Capital Territory
ANU Disability service unit rest areaAustralian National University DSC & Resource Room User Access Guide
New South Wales
Macquarie University SPECIAL EQUIPMENT AREASydney University Assistive Technology Labs
Sydney University Resting rooms
Adaptive Technology Centre / Disability / University Services / The University of Newcastle
University of New England Resource Room in Dixson Library
New Zealand
North Island
Adaptive technology Rooms - AUT University
Computer Areas, Student IT, University of Otago
Designated study spaces and resource rooms - The University of Auckland
University of Auckland Library Resource Room for Students with Disabilities
Victoria University of Wellington Disability Support Services Rest and Study rooms
Polytechnics
Quiet Study/Video Rooms - Palmerston North
South Island
Queensland
University of Southern Queensland Assisted technology and study roomsUniversity of the Sunshine Coast Library Learning Connections Room
South Australia
Adelaide University Adaptive Technology resource room
Tasmania
Student Access Study Centre (SASC) - Resource Centre
Victoria
Deakin University Library Assisted technology laboratoriesMonash University Disability Rest Rooms
Swinburne University of Technology study rooms University of Melbourne Library Assisted technology and study rooms
Western Australia
Curtin University Library Room 325 and Resting rooms
What if my tertiary educational institution does not have a
disability resource room/multi-purpose access room?
What if the facilities are insufficient for my needs?
Go and have and a discussion about this matter with the following people on your campus:
- students with disabilities
- Equity committee/committee within the governance structure of
the tertiary educational institution relating to Equity
matters
- Equity and Diversity/administration department or unit that
administers disability services
- student organisation
- department or unit that administers room allocation
