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More than half of students with disability who need funded support at school are not getting it, new data released by state and federal governments has shown.
The first national curriculum for Auslan, the language of the deaf community in Australia, will soon be rolled out in schools across Australia, in a move being described as a…
Desperate parents are turning to the human rights watchdog to seek justice for children removed from schools for mental health conditions. Nearly 20 complaints of children being expelled, suspended or…
The United Nations has been asked to investigate dozens of incidents involving assault against children with a disability in Australian schools. The request was made by a group of disability…
Calls have been made for a fresh investigation into how students are being treated at the Bendigo Special Development School.
Christian Cedergren, 17, who has autism, wrapped his arms around Bill Shorten and, through his tears, told the Opposition Leader what was bothering him. Christian wasn’t crying about himself but…
New designs are being rolled out to 15 schools under a $291 million public-private partnership, that will showcase features to be implemented in all future developments.
A Victorian special school that placed a child who suffered seizures in a pen has been cleared of wrongdoing after an investigation.
Less than half of Australia’s disabled students are supported by the appropriate funding at their schools, with a new report showing about a fifth of the country’s school kids have…
Senator Lines told 7.30 she was “shocked” by the evidence the committee heard. “Parents told us they went to ministers, to the equal opportunity [commissioner], simply to get their child…
Children with disabilities are frequently discriminated against in Australian schools. It’s an issue that has been ongoing for years, with reports showing that little has improved since 2002.
As the power and recognition of modern psychiatry as a medical field have expanded, so has the way we think about and define different conditions, including autism. The diagnostic criteria…
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