The Advance Centre for Deaf and Hearing Impaired Tertiary Students

The Advance Centre for Deaf and Hearing Impaired Tertiary Students is the culmination of nearly 20 years of hard work by many dedicated individuals in the sector. These individuals wanted to see better resources and services available for Deaf and hearing impaired tertiary students who are often under-represented in the tertiary education sector.

The Advance Centre is a project funded by Tertiary Education Commission and is managed by LIFE Unlimited. LIFE Unlimited is based in Hamilton and is best known for providing services to people with disabilities, including hearing therapy for adults with hearing impairment.

The Advance Centre aims to play a pivotal role in enhancing educational access for Deaf and Hearing Impaired tertiary students in Auckland . It is expected that the Centre will contribute significantly to the recruitment and retention of Deaf and Hearing Impaired students at tertiary institutions.

Services include:

Facilitating a variety of workshops such as Electronic Note-taking, OOS prevention for NZ Sign Language Interpreters, and Transitioning from high school to tertiary education.
Providing information and advice for students and tertiary institute staff
Organising bridging and transition programmes as required
Assessment of student needs and resources
Advice on equipment available to assist studying
Working with Disability Services Staff at tertiary institutions to support enrolled Deaf and Hearing Impaired students

The Advisory Group members are selected on their ability to represent sector interests, which includes students, a representative from an Auckland Tertiary Institution, Kelston Deaf Education Centre (KDEC), Deaf Community Member, and Parent’s group.

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Compliments and Complaints

LIFE Unlimited welcomes your comments. If you are dissatisfied with any of the LIFE Unlimited processes, please write to the Manager. Complaints will be investigated and will be responded to.

Contact details:

Tania Sickling
Co-Project Manager

Delys Magill
Servcie Co-ordinator

Ka Yan Ng
Administrator

The Advance Centre for Deaf & Hearing Impaired Tertiary Students
Level 2, Nikau House
19 Charles Street
Papatoetoe
Auckland
NEW ZEALAND

Postal address:
PO Box 23-036
Manukau City
Auckland 2155
NEW ZEALAND

Phone: +64 9 250 0567
Fax: +64 9 250 0569
Email: advance "at" life.nzl.org
www.advancecentre.org.nz