CRPD general discussion on the right to education for persons with disabilities
Download in PDF Download in Word ⚠️ Content note: Restrictive practices. At Children with Disability Australia, we hear daily of shameful education experiences of students with disability. It is extremely hard to convey the breadth of disadvantage students with disability must contend with in the current education system in Australia. A typical education experience for […]
The National Framework for Protecting Australia’s Children (2009-2020)
Download in PDF Download in Word ⚠️ Content note: Mentions of child abuse. Children with Disability Australia (CDA) joined the Coalition of Organisations Committed to the Safety and Wellbeing of Australia’s Children in 2009. It is the view of CDA that at the outset there was limited recognition or understanding of the significant and specific […]
Equality, Capacity and Disability in Commonwealth Laws
Download in PDF Download in Word Children with Disability Australia welcomes the opportunity to respond to the Australian Law Reform Commissions (ALRC) Issues Paper, Equity, Capacity and Disability in Commonwealth Laws.
Strengthening participation of children and young people with disability in advocacy
Participation by children and young people in advocacy improves and fosters positive change in their own lives, and the lives of others.
Inquiry into out of home care
Download in PDF Download in Word Children with Disability Australia welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the Senate Standing Committee on Community Affairs Inquiry into Out of Home Care. This submission will provide a brief overview of the experiences of children with disability in out of home care and highlight relevant considerations for the Inquiry. […]
Productivity Commission inquiry into childcare and early childhood learning
Download in PDF Download in Word Children with Disability Australia welcomes the opportunity to further contribute to the Productivity Commission’s Inquiry into Childcare and Early Childhood Learning. This submission follows our written submission of February, 2014. This submission, made in reply to the Productivity Commission’s draft report of July 2014, considers the report’s draft recommendations, […]
Enabling and protecting: Proactive approaches to addressing the abuse and neglect of children and young people with disability
The abuse and neglect of children and young people with disability is a longstanding and pervasive social problem.
Review of the national curriculum
Download in PDF Download in Word It is the view of CDA that the present education system does not adequately meet the needs of students with disability. This is reflected in lower high school completion rates and workforce participation rates. A key reason for this is the deeply entrenched systemic culture of low expectations regarding […]
Belonging and connection of school students with disability
Issues paper by Children with Disability Australia and the Centre for Children and Young PeopleSouthern Cross University.
Australian Education Bill 2012
Download in PDF Download in Word Education is critically important for children and young people with disability, and CDA has strongly advocated for the need for systemic reform. Our current educational systems are simply failing to deliver the outcomes or the positive educational experiences that are required for all students.
National disability strategy implementation plan – exposure draft submission
Download in PDF Download in Word Children with Disability Australia views the National Disability Strategy (the Strategy) as integral to progressing disability reform in Australia. It is seen as a ‘roadmap’ for action to guide collaborative practice from all levels of government and in turn the wider community to support people with disability “to maximise […]
Consultation paper regarding establishment of a royal commission into institutional responses to child sexual abuse in Australia
Download in PDF Download in Word Content note: Mentions of child sexual abuse. Children with Disability Australia welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on the consultation paper regarding the establishment of a Royal Commission into Institution Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.