Bachelor of Disability and Community Inclusion (City)

Develop the disability practice, policy and leadership knowledge you need as a skilled professional. Enjoy a highly sought-after career in a fast-growing sector providing disability support, advocacy and services for people of all ages with diverse needs, including developmental and acquired disabilities. Grounded in a human rights approach, graduates will be equipped to work in a range of disability and related human services roles as effective and capable practitioners supporting people to live flourishing lives. Graduates may be eligible for associate membership of the Developmental Educators Australia and membership with the National Disability Practitioners.

Flinders' city campus at Festival Plaza is a place where potential meets possibility. Offering a broad range of study areas, this unique, modern space in the heart of Adelaide is designed for collaborative learning, interactive teaching and industry engagement. Positioned adjacent to the Adelaide Railway Station on North Terrace and central to trams and buses, Festival Plaza provides students with greater connection, convenience and accessibility when selecting their preferred study location.

Please note only Year 1 topics of this course will be available in 2024. If you have been granted credit transfer or wish to apply for credit transfer for this course on the basis of previous study and you are granted credit, this may mean you will not be able to enrol in Year 2 or higher year topics, nor able to enrol on a full-time basis until 2025.

The Bachelor of Disability and Community Inclusion is grounded in a human rights approach and is focused on promoting the rights of people with disability to inclusive lives and to building an effective and respectful support workforce allied with this aim. The degree provides students with work-relevant skills and knowledge they can apply in a wide range of contexts in disability, health and human services fields. The multidisciplinary focus of the program scaffolds student learning from multiple perspectives, including special education, psychology, philosophy, sociology, and health. Work integrated learning provides opportunities for students to apply learning in practice throughout their studies.

On completion of this degree students will be able to understand and activate human rights in the lives of people with disability and work in alliance with people with disability, their families and advocates to promote inclusion and quality in life. Students will be able to promote the physical and emotional well-being of people with disability by recommending and teaching functional skills such as social, self-care, recreation, communication and language, and employment skills.

This degree prepares graduates for careers in disability and community services. Potential occupations may include NDIS support coordinator, disability employment consultant and skilled disability practitioner; potential employers may include disability services, government sector (NDIS) or self employment.