Disability Liaison
The Disability Liaison Office provides information about courses and programmes, arranges specialised equipment and offers ongoing support. This includes note takers, readers/writers, sign language interpreters and information on accessible car parks.
Unitec is attempting to remove all barriers to learning for people with disabilities. Most Unitec buildings are wheelchair accessible by ramp or lift, and have an accessible toilet relatively close by. If you do find yourself enrolled in a class that is taught in a building where access is inadequate, every consideration will be given to making the necessary modifications.
To help you get across the Mt Albert campus, a Unitec shuttle bus (registration ZY1095) has been fitted with a hoist to transport staff or students in a wheelchair around campus.
Parking
Designated spaces are available around the Mt Albert campus. Parking maps are available from the Disability Liaison Office. Please remember to display your mobility parking permit at all times to avoid being towed away.
Mobility parking permits are available from New Zealand CCS Auckland, phone +64 9 414 9780.
At the Waitakere campus, there are two mobility car spaces (180 mins) in Ratanui Street outside the Henderson Library. There is also one mobility space for Unitec staff and students in the Unitec carpark at the corner of Ratanui Street and Alderman Drive.
Disclosure of Disability
Disclosure of disability presents a number of challenges and choices for people with disabilities – particularly those participating in education and employment.
Do I need to tell Unitec about my disability?
How do I disclose my disability?
What are my rights?
Here is a document that can help answer some of these questions
Contact Disability Liaison Centre
Location: Building 28 (Mt Albert), Building 500 (Waitakere)
Phone: (09) 815 4321 ext 7871
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8am-4.30pm.
Email: Gail van Veen gveen@unitec.ac.nz