Worried about who will see your personal information or how it's used? We get it.
Sharing personal information is a personal choice, and we want you to feel at ease doing so. We’re open about who needs to access your information and the reasons for this, and we understand and respect any concerns you may have about privacy.
We only share with your information with staff who need to know and follow ECU' s Privacy Policy with anything you send us.
Sharing information about your disability or other circumstances is a personal decision and completely up to you. We understand that some students will choose not to share this information for personal reasons.
There are several considerations when deciding to share or not. If you do choose to tell ECU about your disability and the impacts on your study, we may be able to provide you with some useful support services.
To help you decide what’s right for you, review the information on ADCET or contact Access and Inclusion for a confidential chat.
Whatever way you choose to share information about your disability or other circumstances, it is treated with confidentiality and respect.
You can add details about your disability, medical condition, mental health condition or neurodivergence to your enrolment through SIMO. Your enrolment gives us some basic information about your disability and means we will share relevant opportunities, support services and resources for students with disability with you.
The information you share also is reported to the Commonwealth Government and directly influences the funding ECU receives to improve teaching quality and student support services. The more accurately we understand our student community, the better we can invest in services that matter.
Sharing this information is your choice, and you can update and change your answers at any time.
To develop a LAP, information will be required about how your disability or circumstances impact your studies and you will need to provide supporting information. Any personal information provided will help us identify the support that might work best for you.
You can choose to share details about your disability or circumstances with academic/teaching staff as part of a ‘Student Statement’ within your LAP. This statement is optional and you can talk with your Accessibility Adviser to help you decide.
We don’t need to know every single detail about your disability.
We do need to know how your disability impacts your learning and how you take part in your studies. The more we understand about your disability, the greater chance we have of reducing its impact on your studies.
You will need to provide supporting information to assist us to identify adjustments suited to your circumstances.
The information you share with Access and Inclusion is kept confidential and won’t be on any of your academic records.
Details about your disability, medical condition or other circumstances are not passed on to any other ECU staff or others outside the university, such as medical professionals or members of your family, without your permission. There are important exceptions when confidentiality cannot be maintained, for example, if we are concerned for your safety or the safety of others.
All records are kept in a secure manner and only used by Access and Inclusion in undertaking normal duties and are not accessible to the wider university. ECU’s Privacy Policy sets out the parameters for collecting, using, disclosing, accessing and managing personal information.