Equity-related events and resources
Find out about equity-related events, virtual conferences, webinars and resources.
NZ Sign Language Week - 8 - 14 May, 2023
Watch a video by student Isy Pou made with help from a member of the Deaf community and translating Six60's Sundown.
- Learn the sign language alphabet from this instructional video.
- Learn the alphabet - poster
- The NZSL Online Dictionary is available at nzsl.nz - a free app
- Let's Talk - Emergencies - 25 signs to learn for emergencies
Global Accessibility Awareness Day - Thursday 18 May, 2023
See Creating accessible communications.
- Read about a student startup using virtual reality to help neurodivergent people practise for employment challenges, called Socius XR.
Mental Health Awareness Week 18-24 September 2023
- The University defines mental illness as a disability.
- One in five adult New Zealanders will experience mental illness this year. Find out about resources and support for staff.
- Student Disability Services has mental health advisers providing long-term support to students with diagnosed mental health conditions.
Family and relationship violence: It’s Not OK - University staff workshops
Family/relationship violence and abuse is unacceptable. Every person is
entitled to respect, and to live free from fear and abuse.
Held throughout the year, family/relationship violence training sessions are open to all staff.
This interactive training session includes how to manage disclosures,
making it particularly valuable to front line staff. Register via Career Tools.
Working with Unconscious Bias - University staff workshops
Everyone has implicit or unconscious bias. Presentations and workshops are held through the year and are delivered by Staff Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (HR). They are available for all university staff. Register via Career Tools.
Other resources
- Universal Design for Learning: Learn how to bring in universal design in a 3 Dec 2021 webinar launching free online training.
- For more information about Accessibility Awareness: Access Advisors and Access Alliance. See also Accessible University
- Refugees As Survivors NZ events can be found here: https://rasnz.co.nz/events/
- Refugees As Survivors NZ has undertaken a survey of New Zealanders' Perceptions of Refugees. The survey was conducted in collaboration with Colmar Brunton and can be found here https://rasnz.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/New-Zealanders-Perceptions-of-Refugees.pdf