Monash flips on ‘ableist’ learning model Monash University’s law faculty has sensationally scrapped its “ableist” ban on recorded lectures following fierce backlash from students.
Nicole Rinehart, Ana Mantilla, Nicole Papadopoulos, Katherine Bussey, Bethany Devenish and Hannah Machin
Lens Monash University
Friday 11th February, 2022
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