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About one in six Victorian parents struggles to enrol their disabled children in mainstream government schools, according to a new report that reveals widespread discrimination in the state’s education system.
Children with disabilities are being turned away from or discouraged from enrolling in mainstream Victorian schools — and once enrolled, many are being socially isolated or not receiving the support…
As a society, we’ve come a long way in our understanding of the challenges people with autism face with social communication. But there is a large gap in our understanding…
A Melbourne man with a profound intellectual disability and autism, who was accused of assault and then left in a high-security prison because there was nowhere else for him to…
Only a royal commission into violence and abuse against people with a disability can fund the social sector to support victims to give evidence, get justice and heal, a peak…
Mark Brown is a 35-year-old academic has a genetic neuromuscular condition which makes his limbs weak, as well as his neck. Dr Brown’s current wheelchair is 10 years old and
One of the architects of the National Disability Insurance Scheme says there is “no excuse” for the staffing caps imposed on the Commonwealth agency running the scheme.
Children and Young People with Disability Australia (CYDA) conducts a national survey each year on the educational experiences of students with disability in Australia. It focuses on the direct experience…
An intellectually disabled man who spent 18 months in jail despite being found unfit to stand trial has been released from custody after 543 days.
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