SAVE VITAL DISABILITY SERVICE @ MACQUARIE UNI Petition: Signature List Feed http://www.gopetition.com/signatures/save-vital-disability-service-macquarie-uni.html Online petition signatures en-us Tue, 14 Apr 2026 05:54 UTC GoPetition RSS Feed Generator Copyright 2026 GoPetition Mrs Gwenda Hammami [Signature #341] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16357769?utm_medium=rss As a teacher of the deaf I appreciate how important it is for hearing impaired students to receive support at university in order to access lectures and discussion, and also in getting employment where they are otherwise disadvantaged as compared to their hearing peers.

]]> Thu, 5 Dec 2013 04:30:22 UTC 16357769 Tim Power [Signature #340] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16341079?utm_medium=rss Sun, 1 Dec 2013 11:37:05 UTC 16341079 Ms Emily Inglis [Signature #339] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16341046?utm_medium=rss Sun, 1 Dec 2013 11:22:01 UTC 16341046 Mr William Lee [Signature #338] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16340994?utm_medium=rss Sun, 1 Dec 2013 11:02:53 UTC 16340994 Weidong Pan [Signature #337] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16339436?utm_medium=rss Sun, 1 Dec 2013 03:48:29 UTC 16339436 Miss Anonymous [Signature #336] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16337737?utm_medium=rss Sun, 1 Dec 2013 11:11:31 UTC 16337737 Mr Anonymous [Signature #335] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16335793?utm_medium=rss I was made aware of this department at mq a few years back. Took them a semester to get a book chapter to me. I gave up after 2 weeks. I needed my readings weekly. Student services were great but we got fed up as no one could tell us anything at mqas or remember our request. I use my iPad now for large print and get book chapters and ereserve readings from library.

]]> Sun, 1 Dec 2013 08:03:03 UTC 16335793 Miss Phu Nguyen [Signature #334] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16335770?utm_medium=rss I work for this vital service and many student at the Macquarie university. We did not get much time but we hard worker and help the people that need the most.

]]> Sun, 1 Dec 2013 07:53:34 UTC 16335770 Dr Angela Dew [Signature #333] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16326570?utm_medium=rss The MQAS is an extremely valuable service and its closure will adversely affect students with a disability.

]]> Fri, 29 Nov 2013 12:51:49 UTC 16326570 Kim Halpin [Signature #332] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16321338?utm_medium=rss Wed, 27 Nov 2013 08:08:20 UTC 16321338 Mr Anonymous [Signature #331] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16298641?utm_medium=rss During a time when Australia is implementing the largest social reform in history with the NDIS it is a grave shame to see Institutions, such as Macquarie University going backwards.

]]> Sun, 24 Nov 2013 03:40:41 UTC 16298641 Dr Raffi Sahagian [Signature #330] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16294296?utm_medium=rss Sun, 24 Nov 2013 04:37:54 UTC 16294296 Rev Anonymous [Signature #329] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16292233?utm_medium=rss Sat, 23 Nov 2013 09:56:27 UTC 16292233 Mrs. Susan Hallett Hallett [Signature #328] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16292221?utm_medium=rss Sat, 23 Nov 2013 09:53:53 UTC 16292221 mr michael bates [Signature #327] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16290180?utm_medium=rss Sat, 23 Nov 2013 04:53:55 UTC 16290180 Mr Anonymous [Signature #326] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16274503?utm_medium=rss Fri, 22 Nov 2013 06:04:16 UTC 16274503 Mr Augusto Peltzer [Signature #325] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16274288?utm_medium=rss Fri, 22 Nov 2013 05:40:20 UTC 16274288 Anonymous [Signature #324] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16273109?utm_medium=rss Fri, 22 Nov 2013 03:47:22 UTC 16273109 Dr Mostafa Shaikh [Signature #323] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16271726?utm_medium=rss Thu, 21 Nov 2013 09:28:05 UTC 16271726 Mr Muhammed BAYKAL [Signature #322] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16271685?utm_medium=rss Thu, 21 Nov 2013 08:59:57 UTC 16271685 Mrs Anne Pfaff [Signature #321] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16260420?utm_medium=rss Wed, 20 Nov 2013 08:05:50 UTC 16260420 Mrs Sandra Krpez [Signature #320] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16258815?utm_medium=rss All persons should be given the chance to work.

]]> Wed, 20 Nov 2013 04:15:16 UTC 16258815 miss renee dunne [Signature #319] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16258119?utm_medium=rss Wed, 20 Nov 2013 03:31:47 UTC 16258119 Mrs. Gaye Osmotherly [Signature #318] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16240478?utm_medium=rss Closure or decrease in these services is totally unacceptable.

]]> Tue, 19 Nov 2013 10:08:45 UTC 16240478 Nr Tom Davis [Signature #317] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16236496?utm_medium=rss Tue, 19 Nov 2013 05:49:48 UTC 16236496 Ms Catherine Selden [Signature #316] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16231790?utm_medium=rss Please reverse this decision and support these services.

]]> Tue, 19 Nov 2013 01:54:44 UTC 16231790 Mr Nicholas Hawkins [Signature #315] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16214126?utm_medium=rss This is disgusting. How is this equality?

]]> Mon, 18 Nov 2013 08:30:41 UTC 16214126 Ms Samantha Alexander [Signature #314] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16213981?utm_medium=rss I was considering enrolling in a post graduate program offered by Macquarie Uni however, I am blind and so the axing of these vital services means that your university is no longer an option for me.

]]> Mon, 18 Nov 2013 08:20:58 UTC 16213981 Mrs Gemma Hoath [Signature #313] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16212883?utm_medium=rss I am a legally blind IT professional. I was a student at Murdoch University in Perth which used MQAS. I had books with diagrams that MQAS translated into text. i could not have accessed those books without MQAS. Access to books isn't just about getting text from publishers, their can be complex issues with diagrams, tables, other presentation issues. This is a vital service for students.

Service was always timely, and to the highest standard. When books are obtained from publishers there are no guarantees of quality or presentation of the information, as well as timeliness.

The stress of obtaining books in the proper format is not an acceptable burden on people with disabilities who choose to study. MQAS is part of providing equal access to university for students with a disability around Australia.

I would not have gotten through my degree without MQAS and it upsets me greatly to think that anyone could even consider shutting it down. As they say, it's a no-brainer.

]]> Mon, 18 Nov 2013 06:55:09 UTC 16212883 Ms Anonymous [Signature #312] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16212733?utm_medium=rss Mon, 18 Nov 2013 06:39:18 UTC 16212733 Mr Sean O'Brien [Signature #311] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16211689?utm_medium=rss Mon, 18 Nov 2013 05:20:40 UTC 16211689 Mr Lance Dale [Signature #310] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16211637?utm_medium=rss This is an appallingly short sited move by University management and should be resisted by staff and students. There is no justification for doing this. If this is purely budget driven well lets start by looking at bloated executive wages and other fat in the system but keep you hands off this service. It provides an invaluable and much respected service.

]]> Mon, 18 Nov 2013 05:18:37 UTC 16211637 MS jyotishna Kumar [Signature #309] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16211611?utm_medium=rss Mon, 18 Nov 2013 05:17:17 UTC 16211611 Mr Robby Miller [Signature #308] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16211449?utm_medium=rss Mon, 18 Nov 2013 05:08:39 UTC 16211449 Mrs Leonie Hazelton [Signature #307] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16211229?utm_medium=rss Please be aware that not all materials required for all courses are in accessible formates. It is your duty under the DDA to provide materials in accessible formats for students to obtain equal access to education, which is a human right.

]]> Mon, 18 Nov 2013 04:56:44 UTC 16211229 Charlotte Gorham [Signature #306] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16210891?utm_medium=rss Mon, 18 Nov 2013 04:40:40 UTC 16210891 Geoff Chapman [Signature #305] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16210776?utm_medium=rss Mon, 18 Nov 2013 04:35:05 UTC 16210776 Mrs Losana Laeeq [Signature #304] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16210701?utm_medium=rss Mon, 18 Nov 2013 04:30:14 UTC 16210701 Ms Anonymous [Signature #303] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16209737?utm_medium=rss Mon, 18 Nov 2013 03:40:23 UTC 16209737 Miss Kasey Alexander [Signature #302] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16197346?utm_medium=rss Mon, 18 Nov 2013 05:38:04 UTC 16197346 Ms Indrawati Kusumo [Signature #301] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16196684?utm_medium=rss Mon, 18 Nov 2013 04:54:54 UTC 16196684 Mr Charles Lim [Signature #300] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16196654?utm_medium=rss Mon, 18 Nov 2013 04:52:49 UTC 16196654 Gayanthika Dissanayake [Signature #299] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16196174?utm_medium=rss Mon, 18 Nov 2013 04:13:20 UTC 16196174 Mrs Karin Emamooden [Signature #298] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16194673?utm_medium=rss Mon, 18 Nov 2013 02:09:45 UTC 16194673 Michael Emamooden [Signature #297] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16194651?utm_medium=rss Mon, 18 Nov 2013 02:08:49 UTC 16194651 Ms Vivian Emamooden [Signature #296] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16193995?utm_medium=rss Mon, 18 Nov 2013 01:00:23 UTC 16193995 Ms Margaret Pan [Signature #295] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16193603?utm_medium=rss education changes life

]]> Mon, 18 Nov 2013 12:13:11 UTC 16193603 Ms Elizabeth Claridge [Signature #294] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16193246?utm_medium=rss I am disappointed to learn that Macquarie University, a university that has striven to provide equity to all staff and students, is considering closure of the services provided by Macquarie University Accessibility Service (MQAS). I encourage the university to reconsider this decision and thus preserve equity in the delivery of learning, teaching and support of students and staff with disabilities.

]]> Sun, 17 Nov 2013 11:32:43 UTC 16193246 Mr Tim Anderson [Signature #293] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16193201?utm_medium=rss MQAS assistance was vital in helping us understand how to make a new Macquarie website accessible.

]]> Sun, 17 Nov 2013 11:23:34 UTC 16193201 Tasha McCormick [Signature #292] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16192517?utm_medium=rss Sun, 17 Nov 2013 09:38:05 UTC 16192517 Mr Anonymous [Signature #291] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16192407?utm_medium=rss Sun, 17 Nov 2013 09:20:52 UTC 16192407 Miss Ayesha Kahlon [Signature #290] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16192286?utm_medium=rss Sun, 17 Nov 2013 09:05:55 UTC 16192286 Mr Subrath Regmi [Signature #289] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16192266?utm_medium=rss Sun, 17 Nov 2013 09:03:48 UTC 16192266 Mr Dipesh Khandu [Signature #288] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16192261?utm_medium=rss Help peopel with disabilities.

]]> Sun, 17 Nov 2013 09:02:54 UTC 16192261 Miss Tina Khandu [Signature #287] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16192242?utm_medium=rss Don't stop the funding.

]]> Sun, 17 Nov 2013 09:01:08 UTC 16192242 Mrs Nina Khandu [Signature #286] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16192235?utm_medium=rss Don't take away the funding please.

]]> Sun, 17 Nov 2013 09:00:06 UTC 16192235 Mr Harry Khandu [Signature #285] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16192215?utm_medium=rss PLease don't take away the funding, help peopel with disabilities.

]]> Sun, 17 Nov 2013 08:58:07 UTC 16192215 Miss Kevita Khandu [Signature #284] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16192203?utm_medium=rss Please don't cut the funding.

]]> Sun, 17 Nov 2013 08:56:20 UTC 16192203 Ms Kezia Ekawati [Signature #283] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16191804?utm_medium=rss Sun, 17 Nov 2013 08:12:47 UTC 16191804 Mr Henry Pan [Signature #282] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16191474?utm_medium=rss Sun, 17 Nov 2013 07:39:54 UTC 16191474 Ms Kathryn McLachlan [Signature #281] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16190689?utm_medium=rss Accessibility and inclusion are values that underpin MQ's vision for an innovative, creative institution. Please don't let our values down.

]]> Sun, 17 Nov 2013 05:51:28 UTC 16190689 Julian Baez [Signature #280] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16188397?utm_medium=rss It not only a matter of funding. Its also a matter of priorities and social responsibility.

]]> Sun, 17 Nov 2013 02:21:00 UTC 16188397 mrs jennifer parry [Signature #279] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16188214?utm_medium=rss disability services should notbe streamlined without extensive consultation and concerns addressed as part ofany restructure.

]]> Sun, 17 Nov 2013 02:07:52 UTC 16188214 Ms Kathleen Wyber [Signature #278] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16187965?utm_medium=rss Sun, 17 Nov 2013 01:48:09 UTC 16187965 Mr Vaughan Roles [Signature #277] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16184185?utm_medium=rss Sun, 17 Nov 2013 06:10:51 UTC 16184185 Mr Peter Mulham [Signature #276] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16183960?utm_medium=rss Sun, 17 Nov 2013 06:00:27 UTC 16183960 Mrs Tammy Park [Signature #275] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16182561?utm_medium=rss I'm sure you could find other things to cut costs on instead of this.. Shame on you

]]> Sun, 17 Nov 2013 04:53:48 UTC 16182561 Ms Stephanie Livera [Signature #274] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16180063?utm_medium=rss Sun, 17 Nov 2013 03:34:05 UTC 16180063 miss dinah van kool [Signature #273] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16179844?utm_medium=rss I am gobsmacked that people with disabilities are considered not deserving of special support in order to have equal access and opportunity to education in this country that is so wealthy.

]]> Sun, 17 Nov 2013 03:08:40 UTC 16179844 ms Kris Bidenko [Signature #272] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16179572?utm_medium=rss Sun, 17 Nov 2013 01:53:33 UTC 16179572 Mr Daniel Stubbs [Signature #271] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16179445?utm_medium=rss I used this service for my own degree and it was invaluable

]]> Sun, 17 Nov 2013 12:54:05 UTC 16179445 Mrs Anita Doherty [Signature #270] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16179434?utm_medium=rss People with disabilities, especially those with severely impaired vision need all the help they can get to ensure they can live satisfying lives and be part of the community.

]]> Sun, 17 Nov 2013 12:46:02 UTC 16179434 Ms Anonymous [Signature #269] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16179064?utm_medium=rss Sat, 16 Nov 2013 09:06:04 UTC 16179064 Ms Janne Bidenko [Signature #268] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16178885?utm_medium=rss Sat, 16 Nov 2013 07:21:53 UTC 16178885 Mr Barry Chapman [Signature #267] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16178537?utm_medium=rss Sat, 16 Nov 2013 04:43:27 UTC 16178537 Geoff Shang [Signature #266] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16176133?utm_medium=rss Sat, 16 Nov 2013 04:43:25 UTC 16176133 Mrs Jo Callaghan [Signature #265] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16176046?utm_medium=rss Sat, 16 Nov 2013 04:23:33 UTC 16176046 Mr Tony Hirst [Signature #264] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16175976?utm_medium=rss Sat, 16 Nov 2013 04:05:28 UTC 16175976 Mr Simon Riches [Signature #263] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16175440?utm_medium=rss Sat, 16 Nov 2013 02:09:21 UTC 16175440 mr james wards [Signature #262] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16175373?utm_medium=rss Sat, 16 Nov 2013 01:52:51 UTC 16175373 Ms Julia Staebe [Signature #261] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16174847?utm_medium=rss Any specialized service which improves accessibility for staff and students must be maintained wherever possible.

]]> Fri, 15 Nov 2013 11:49:39 UTC 16174847 Ms Elizabeth Pooley [Signature #260] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16174827?utm_medium=rss Fri, 15 Nov 2013 11:43:34 UTC 16174827 Dr Robert Pereira [Signature #259] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16166758?utm_medium=rss Fri, 15 Nov 2013 03:38:01 UTC 16166758 MsMs Gai (AKA Sondra) Wibberley [Signature #258] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16164367?utm_medium=rss I am a community member who has serious and genuine concernes regarding the proposed closure of this vital service. Given my own experience of print disability, I have first-hand knowledge of information inequality and its adverse consequences for people with disabilities in education and employment. While technology plays an important role as an information access vehicle, its provision must never be at the expense of Braille and other formats to which people who need them have both a real need and a fundamental right. In a tertiary environment, access to information in a person's preferred format is absolutely essential to ensure they can maximise their learning and/or perform their work to their maximum potential.

]]> Fri, 15 Nov 2013 02:27:58 UTC 16164367 Mrs Mary Hartley [Signature #257] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16162963?utm_medium=rss Thu, 14 Nov 2013 07:56:48 UTC 16162963 Ms Michele Williams [Signature #256] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16162276?utm_medium=rss Professor Dowton you have got to be kidding - what century are you living in?

]]> Thu, 14 Nov 2013 04:47:01 UTC 16162276 Mr Gordon Willock [Signature #255] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16162003?utm_medium=rss We should be making things easier for disabled people in our society, not more difficult. Please reconsider.

]]> Thu, 14 Nov 2013 04:06:23 UTC 16162003 Mr John Watkins [Signature #254] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16161889?utm_medium=rss Please ensure that the needs of this highly volunerable group in our community are met and that the inequalities already facing them are not extended. Sometimes it is very easy to overlook things that seem simple for us, but are extremely difficult for the blind and vision impaired.

]]> Thu, 14 Nov 2013 03:46:47 UTC 16161889 Ms Elise Chant [Signature #253] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16158339?utm_medium=rss Thu, 14 Nov 2013 04:37:25 UTC 16158339 Dr Alexandra Woods [Signature #252] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16157770?utm_medium=rss Thu, 14 Nov 2013 02:36:22 UTC 16157770 mrs. gwendoline williams [Signature #251] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16157543?utm_medium=rss Shame on you. this is discrimination in the highest degree.,as if they had n't enough to cope with anyway.

]]> Thu, 14 Nov 2013 01:58:40 UTC 16157543 Anonymous [Signature #250] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16156928?utm_medium=rss Wed, 13 Nov 2013 11:33:05 UTC 16156928 Dr Jennifer Cromwell [Signature #249] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16156906?utm_medium=rss Wed, 13 Nov 2013 11:24:45 UTC 16156906 Dr Linda Evans [Signature #248] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16156887?utm_medium=rss We cannot allow Macquarie to return to the bad old days of merely paying lip-service to the issue of disability. The threat to close the MQAS is a step backward and one made by people who clearly do not understand what it means to struggle with disability or the incredible difference that support services make. We should be INCREASING services - not decreasing them!

]]> Wed, 13 Nov 2013 11:13:21 UTC 16156887 Mrs Anonymous [Signature #247] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16156879?utm_medium=rss Wed, 13 Nov 2013 11:08:01 UTC 16156879 Ms Laura Billington [Signature #246] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16156286?utm_medium=rss Wed, 13 Nov 2013 07:09:21 UTC 16156286 Dr Kathy Cologon [Signature #245] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16149860?utm_medium=rss Wed, 13 Nov 2013 05:23:35 UTC 16149860 Mr Anonymous [Signature #244] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16148157?utm_medium=rss Please keep this vital service open. It was one of the departments I was most proud about. It gives meaningful work to people with disabilities. Rather than hiring more DVC's and Directors, please put the money towards people with disabilities who do a great job. I'll be listed as anonymous only to protect myself from being targeted for supporting these people.

]]> Tue, 12 Nov 2013 10:31:10 UTC 16148157 Dr Kerry Hodge [Signature #243] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16147946?utm_medium=rss The university should be supporting all students to be the best they can be. The MQAS expertise is vital for this to happen.

]]> Tue, 12 Nov 2013 09:00:00 UTC 16147946 Ms Rosemary Dunn [Signature #242] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16147648?utm_medium=rss Tue, 12 Nov 2013 07:09:00 UTC 16147648