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Towards Inclusive Practice

Inclusion Australia
Monday 15th May, 2023
This resource was established to provide advice to government departments, and other large organisations, on how to be more inclusive of people with an intellectual disability. It consists of a
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Suspensions and expulsions

Association for Children with Disability (ACD)
School is a big part of a child’s life. To be suspended or expelled is serious and it’s important to understand the process and your child’s rights. When the school
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What makes inclusive communities? Meanings, tensions, change needed

university of Tasmania
APO
Friday 3rd March, 2023
The Planning Inclusive Communities (PIC) project stems from research on mobility, participation, and the diverse experience of everyday life in the planned and designed city centres, towns and neighbourhoods of
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Inclusive Juries: Report

Victorian Law Reform Commission
Tuesday 16th May, 2023
Jury duty is an important civic duty associated with active citizenship. Barriers to jury service in current law and practice are out of touch with community expectations, laws and policies
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Disability Rights in Real Life

Equality lawyers
Thursday 11th May, 2023

In 2021, Equality Lawyers and Picture Human Rights joined forces to create Disability Rights in Real Life, a law handbook for people with disabilities, their families and supporters. ​Disability Rights…

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NDIS Self-advocacy Learning Hub for people experiencing mental health issues

Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA)
Wednesday 10th May, 2023
The Learning Hub contains resources to help people with experiences of mental health issues advocate for what they want under the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). It is free to
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NDIA chair Kurt Fearnley on ‘fundamental’ reform of the disability scheme

Politics with Michelle Grattan
The Conversation Podcast
Wednesday 3rd May, 2023
The federal government is trying to contain the exploding cost of the landmark National Disability Insurance Scheme – especially difficult given the fears of vulnerable people who rely on it.
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Human Rights Interviews

Office of the Public Advocate
Friday 5th May, 2023
Lisa, who lives with an acquired brain injury, is passionate about protecting the human rights of people with disability. In this series of interviews, Lisa seeks to explore how various
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What inclusion means: Perspectives of people with disability

DARU
Friday 28th April, 2023

This week is National Tourette Syndrome Awareness Week – 2-8 May 2023. Learn a little bit about Tourette Syndrome from the unique perspective of lived experience with Jason McCurry. This…

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NDIS mental health toolkit

IMHA
Thursday 27th April, 2023
The toolkit is designed for people with lived experience of the mental health system who use or are eligible for the NDIS’ under the psychosocial disability stream. It has information
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Towards best-practice access to services for culturally and linguistically diverse people with a disability

Social Policy Research Centre and the National Ethnic Disability Alliance
Disability royal Commission
Thursday 27th April, 2023
The report investigates how to improve services, supports and programs for people with disability from culturally diverse backgrounds. The study concludes that 'good' practice for services involves three key elements,
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Diverse Learners Hub

Department of Education
Victoria Government
Thursday 27th April, 2023
The Hub is an online resource that provides information, tools and guidance on diverse learning, including: - understanding autism and how schools support autistic students - understanding the different types
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