ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY 

Our August webinars are now open for registration. Explore the schedule below and book your place today

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Read&Write unlocked: your toolkit for success

Amber Elliott, Customer Success Executive

Date: 18th August 2025

Time: 3.30pm AEST / 5.30pm NZST

Join this practical introductory webinar to explore how Read&Write supports reading, writing, and learning for every student. From text-to-speech and vocabulary tools to speech recognition and smart writing supports, you’ll see how the toolbar can boost engagement, confidence, and independence in the classroom.

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Equatio unlocked: your toolkit for success

Rachel Coathup, Customer Success Director

Date: 20th August 2025

Time: 3.30pm AEST / 5.30pm NZST

Join this hands-on webinar to explore how Equatio for Google Chrome makes Maths and STEM more accessible for every learner. From reading maths aloud to building complex equations and integrating Desmos graphs, you’ll see how Equatio empowers students to interact with content in multiple ways, aligned with Universal Design for Learning principles.

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The Facilities Management Surveying Tean will be completing Building Floor Plan Inspections between 8.30am Monday 21 July and 4.30pm Friday 25 July in the following buildings:

 (EN18) – Civil and Mechanical, Engineering Block E.

• (EN17) – Engineering Link, Engineering Block A.
• (SC07) – Beatrice Tinsley.

A building floor plan verification is when we complete a visual inspection of all rooms to verify and record any differences in the viewed floor plans against current plans that the University hold on file.

To do this the Building Surveyors will be accessing all spaces within an area or building, so please allow access – they will be very quiet!

Please direct any enquiries to FMassist@canterbury.ac.nz

Thank you for your support during the building plan verification programme.

 Facilities Management

Orion  and Meridian Energy have advised that a planned network outage will take place between 01:30 PM and 03:30 PM Sunday 20 July affecting the Tupuānuku Student Accommodation Building and the Tupuārangi Construction Site.

This means that there will be a total power outage to these buildings during that time.

Affected Buildings:

• (RE50) Tupuānuku
• (RE53) Southbase Tupuārangi Construction Site

What do you need to do?

• Prepare to be without power for up to three (3) hours.
• Turn off all computer and other electrical equipment prior to the power outage.
• Remain cautious and aware of construction and utility works in progress.
• Please take note that power will be off and that this may have an effect on heating in the Tupuānuku building.
• Consider using other areas on Campus, such as the Library or the Undercroft if you need power.

Please direct all enquiries to fmassist@canterbury.ac.nz.

Thank you for your consideration during the Meridian Network outage

Facilities Management