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EduLinked exists to expand meaningful learning and communication for everyone
Our Purpose
EduLinked exists to expand meaningful learning and communication for everyone — especially people who are disabled, marginalised, or excluded by mainstream systems — through accessible design, community-led practice, and ethical use of technology.
Our Core Values
01
Inclusion & Belonging
What it means: We design so everyone can participate, not only those who already fit the system. We seek out, respect and centre voices that are too often excluded.
Our commitment: Co-design with people with lived experience at every stage, recruit and contract people with disability, and ensure events and materials proactively remove participation barriers.
02
Accessibility by Design
What it means: Accessibility is not an afterthought or checkbox — it's a design principle.
Our commitment: All core materials will be published in multiple accessible formats (Easy Read, large print, audio, Auslan-friendly scripts and machine-readable metadata). We aim for 100% of core assets in at least one alternative format.
03
Power-with, not Power-over
Person-centred practice
What it means: We share power and decision-making with the people we serve, rather than acting on their behalf without consent.
Our commitment: Practice partner-led decision making, transparent consent processes, and mechanisms for participants to shape services and to withdraw consent at any time. This is fundamental to our duty of care.
04
Dignity, Respect & Cultural Safety
What it means: We treat people with basic dignity and respect, recognising cultural identities (including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples), and safeguard psychological and physical safety.
Our commitment: Cultural safety training for staff and partners, culturally appropriate materials, and consultation with relevant communities.
05
Safety, Consent & Privacy
What it means: People's safety, agency and privacy come before organisational convenience. We approach data and interactions with a presumption of confidentiality and informed consent.
Our commitment: Clear, plain-language consent, robust data governance, secure storage and limited retention, and transparent provenance and audit trails for records.
06
Co-design & Genuine Participation
What it means: Products and services are best when created with — not merely for — the people who will use them.
Our commitment: Paid co-design roles, community testing, and accessible feedback loops built into every project.
07
Integrity & Transparency
What it means: We hold ourselves to honest, open standards in communications, funding, partnerships and reporting.
Our commitment: Publish accessible summaries of decisions, funding uses, program evaluation results and updates to governance documents.
08
Evidence-led & Reflective Practice
What it means: We combine lived experience with evidence and reflective practice to improve outcomes.
Our commitment: Measure outcomes, publish monitoring & evaluation in accessible formats, and adapt programs from learning.
09
Ethical Use of Technology
What it means: Technology must increase agency and inclusion — not surveil, exclude or harm.
Our commitment: Adopt human-centred design, privacy-first defaults, offline/low-connectivity options, and ethical review of AI/automation before deployment.
10
Stewardship & Sustainability
What it means: We act responsibly toward people, communities and the environment.
Our commitment: Prefer local suppliers, minimise environmental impact at events and in production, and make procurement choices consistent with inclusion and community benefit.
How These Values Guide Behaviour
Design Decisions
We prioritise accessible, low-bandwidth, and alternative-format outputs (Easy Read, Auslan scripts, captions, transcripts). Developer notes will include brief Auslan signer scripts for pages and core assets.
Procurement & Partnerships
We expect partners to demonstrate inclusive practice and accessibility commitments; we prioritise local and culturally competent suppliers where practicable.
Program Delivery
Facilitators will be briefed on accessible modes (assisted completion, alternative formats), and events will offer assisted completion, privacy-preserving participant codes, and options for follow-up.
Governance & Accountability
We publish accessible annual reports, run community reference checks, and operate an independent complaints and remediation process.
Practical Commitments & Measurable Targets
Accessibility
Target — all core assets available in at least one alternative format (Easy Read, large print, Auslan script, or audio).
Co-design
Minimum paid co-design roles for every major program or product.
NDIS & Sector Obligations
Apply person-centred, respectful practice and maintain appropriate compliance standards for NDIS clients and other regulated contexts.
Data & Ethics
Maintain provenance, versioning and audit trails for records; apply a privacy-first approach for participant data. (See our Semantic Protocol Guide for technical standards and contact details.)
Accountability, Complaints & Contact
We take breaches of these values seriously. Anyone — participants, staff, partners or funders — may contact us to raise concerns or request remediation. Complaints will be handled according to a published, accessible process and investigated by an independent reviewer where appropriate.
Contact: founder@edulinked.com.au
(use this address for governance or values concerns)
Easy Read
Statement of Values
This document tells you about our values.
Values are the things we believe are important.
EduLinked is an organisation that helps people learn and communicate.
1. Inclusion and Belonging
We make sure everyone can take part.
We listen to people who are often left out.
- We work with people who have disability
- We make our events easy to attend
- We respect all people
2. Accessibility by Design
We make things easy to use for everyone.
We do not wait until later to think about accessibility.
- Easy Read documents
- Large print
- Audio recordings
- Auslan videos
3. Power-with, not Power-over
We share decisions with the people we help.
We do not make choices for you without asking.
- You can make choices about your support
- You can say yes or no
- You can change your mind
4. Dignity and Respect
We treat everyone with respect.
We keep you safe.
- We learn about your culture
- We respect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
- We make sure you feel safe
5. Safety and Privacy
We keep your information safe.
We ask before we share anything about you.
- We protect your personal information
- We ask for your consent
- You can say no
We will: Ask you before we share your information.
6. Working Together
We make things with you, not just for you.
- We pay people to help us design
- We test with real people
- We listen to your feedback
7. Being Honest and Open
We tell you what we do and why.
- We share reports about our work
- We tell you how we use money
- We answer your questions
8. Learning and Improving
We check if our work is good.
We change things when we need to.
- We measure our results
- We share what we learn
- We get better over time
9. Using Technology the Right Way
We use technology to help people.
We do not use technology to watch or control people.
- We protect your privacy
- We make sure you can use our technology
- We check new technology before we use it
10. Looking After Our World
We care for people and the environment.
- We use local suppliers when we can
- We try not to waste things
- We choose things that help the community
What the symbols mean
YES
This means we will do this thing.
NO
This means we will not do this thing.
If you have a problem
You can tell us if something is wrong.
We will listen and try to fix it.
Email us: founder@edulinked.com.au
We will answer your email.