Making Victorian schools truly inclusive involves addressing the many barriers that prevent full inclusion of children with disability in mainstream schools.
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As provinces consider extended holidays, or school closures loom as a possibility under COVID-19, schools should commit to providing in-person schooling for students with disabilities.
A seven week survey asked questions on the experiences of students with disabilities and their families when schools across Australia had mostly closed, and children learnt remotely.
Connecting with school staff, community groups, family and friends may look different right now for families of children with disabilities, but some benefits remain.
New research shows almost 20% of families caring for children with special needs were unable to buy essential medication during coronavirus.
COVID-19 has left children with disabilities and their families lacking services, at risk for physical and mental health issues, and fearful of discriminatory choices for treating critical illness.
Every school in Australia must be built with the varying needs of students with disabilities in mind. This is a worthy goal but achieving it is complicated. Looking at some examples can help.
Thousands of Australian students are disengaged from school and leave early. Governments have provided alternative learning options for these students, but are these having unintended consequences?
A survey shows nearly half of students with disabilities are being excluded from school events and activities, while one in ten are being denied enrolment. These reports suggest illegal practices.
Specialists offer a series of tips on how parents of children with autism spectrum disorder can help their children communicate with more people and in different places.
Interviews with students who have a vision impairment show they wish their teachers and friends knew more about them. Here are the four key messages they want to communicate.
It's important for the child and their achievement at school that there is a good parent-teacher-student partnership.
The needs of children with albinism aren't met in the classroom and this often leads to them dropping out of school.
Sport and other physical activity is vital to the developing bodies and minds of children; for those with disabilities it can be hard to access and is yet even more important.
Other states have had recent smaller inquiries, but the NSW inquiry into the education of children with a disability was across all systems, and could lead best practice nationally.
Standardised tests restrict how well students with disability can do, which reinforces the idea that there are things they can't do that children without disability can.
Parents need support from early childhood educators to build capacity to claim for NDIS services.
Numerous measures are in place to help young disabled children thrive, but the transition beyond school can be a difficult one. Here are some tips for families to help their children prepare for life beyond.
The story of a six-year-old boy with dyslexia who, with support from friends and teachers, became a successful professor. Now he teaches teachers how to help children like him.
For many disabled students, college is the first time that they're put to the test of making their own way. The experience can be challenging, but there are strategies to help ease the way.
Top contributors
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Senior Lecturer in Special and Inclusive Education, RMIT University
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Lecturer in Education, University of Newcastle
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Professor, Public Service Research, UNSW
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Professor in the School of Early Childhood & Inclusive Education, Queensland University of Technology
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Associate Professor, Tarleton State University
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Lecturer in Educational Management, University of Dar es Salaam
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Postdoctoral Fellow, UNSW
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Associate Professor in Inclusive Education and Psychology, University of Exeter
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Senior Lecturer in Psychology, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Professor, Curtin University
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Educational Studies, Macquarie University
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Professor, Disability and Community Inclusion, Flinders University
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Benjamin Cleveland is a Friend of The Conversation.
Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Architecture, Building & Planning, Universitry of Melbourne. Co-Director Learning Environments Applied Research Network., University of Melbourne
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Lecturer in Inclusive Education, University of New England
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Lecturer in Special Education, Flinders University
