Accessibility Services

About Macquarie University Accessibility Services (MQAS)

MQAS is an advocate for and facilitator of universal design in the online and e-book environments. Since 2005, MQAS has been developing e-books for students with access needs, and now publishes textbooks through Macquarie Lighthouse E-book Publishing.

MQAS also:

  • provides educational development support to teachers and academics
  • designs and converts content for accessible hand-held devices
  • contributes daily support material on emerging technologies and equity issues at mqas.org
  • converts materials into accessible formats for people using assistive technologies
  • presents customized workshops on universal design and assistive technologies
  • checks accessibility of curriculum and online learning resources
  • creates educational game applications and virtual environments
    provides leadership and participation in research that facilitates equity of access to education and employment
  • convenes and teaches FOBE201: Working with and Employing People with Disability
  • hosts a National Accessibility Support Service  (NASS) to check the accessibility of online units
  • developed the:

For further information please contact:

Sharon Kerr
02 9850 1480
sharon.kerr@mq.edu.au

or

Andrew Lovell-Simons
02 9850 1485
andrew.lovell-simons@mq.edu.au

or

Michael Grant
02 9850 1482
michael.grant@mq.edu.au

Or visit us on:
Twitter:
@mqskerr

The MQAS Access Hub
Providing daily updates on equity, access emerging technologies and related issues

Postal Address:
Macquarie University Accessibility Services
Learning and Teaching Centre
Macquarie University, Room 007, Ground Floor
299 Lane Cove Road,
North Ryde 2109