Young people with disability in Australia set to be the leaders of the future
Almost $2 million in new funding has been provided to Children and Young People with Disability Australia (CYDA) to support young people with disability to become the leaders of the future.
New national education policy ignores students with disability – again
We needed to have a Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability to investigate the failure of education systems to provide inclusive education and address segregation, discrimination, violence and abuse for students with disability
The right to inclusive education must not be contested by the Disability Royal Commission at the first hearing commencing in Townsville today
Today marks a historic day with the commencement of the first public hearing of the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability on education and learning.
The review of senior secondary pathways into work, further education and training
Download in PDF Download in Word As well as the usual challenges senior students often face in their school lives and transitions out of school, students with disability face a range of additional barriers. They generally do not have access to education of the same quality as students without disability, and are often segregated in […]
Inquiry into free and equal: an Australian conversation on human rights
Download in PDF Download in Word Notwithstanding Australia’s ratification of the Committee on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities (CRPD) in 2008 and the provisions of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (DDA) in relation to education, the fundamental human right of children and young people with disability to inclusive education continues to be contested in […]
Time for change: The state of play for inclusion of students with disability
Results from the 2019 CYDA National Education Survey. Students with disability are routinely excluded in their education.
Towards inclusive education: A necessary process of transformation
No one is excluded as supports for inclusion are embedded within everyday educational practices. Inclusive education is about everyone learning together, in all our diversity.
Aussie schoolkids with disability excluded segregated bullied and robbed of education
With just one week until the Disability Royal Commission’s first public hearing where evidence is taken, explosive new research has revealed that Australian kids with disability are being systemically failed by a broken education system that is denying them their basic human right to an inclusive education.
Disability Royal Commission – Education of children and young people with disability
Download in PDF Download in Word While the majority of students receive some specific support at school because of their disability or learning difference, there are many families who are out-of-pocket for supports and equipment to enable the student to participate in education. Many students do not have a personalised individual education plan in place. […]
Improving the NDIS for children and young people with disability and their families
Download in PDF Download in Word Even before entering the scheme, families of children and young with disability encounter challenges with the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) eligibility criteria and the difficulty in obtaining medical diagnostic reports and assessments to prove the child’s disability. This provides significant costs and stress to families, and inequitable access […]
Draft accessibility strategy of the Royal Commission into Violence Abuse Neglect and Exploitation
Download in PDF Download in Word The abuse and neglect of children and young people with disability is a longstanding and pervasive social problem. Children and young people with disability experience violence and abuse at approximately three times the rate of children without disability. You can download our full submission using the buttons above.
NDIS planning submission
Download in PDF Download in Word The problems with the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) planning process are many and significant improvement is required to ensure children and young people with disability receive the right services and supports. You can download our full submission using the buttons above.