Students with disability
Alternative labels
Disability inclusive education
Report
Beyond therapy: the multiple benefits of using a service-learning model to enhance paediatric therapy in a remote area school
Flinders University researchers led a collaborative initiative between health and education staff that provided two four-week blocks of intense physiotherapy services at an additional needs school in Alice Springs. This report has been released to inform future service-learning placements in the same and comparable contexts.
Guide
Working together: improving school to work transitions for students with disability
This guide identifies best practices for collaboration that support smoother transitions from school to work for students with disability. It shows how the Ticket to Work model strengthens school to work transitions for young people with disability by fostering partnerships between schools, families, employers, disability services and community organisations.
Report
Not even remotely fair: experiences of students with disability during COVID-19
Research evidence from before the pandemic suggests that despite a number of policy commitments and initiatives at local and national levels, there has only been limited progress in moving towards inclusive education and that children and young people with disability often fare poorly in the education system. This report explores the experiences of students with...
Discussion paper
2020 Review of the Disability Standards for Education 2005: discussion paper
The Department of Education, Skills and Employment is undertaking a review of the Disability Standards for Education 2005 (the Standards). This paper explains what the Standards are and what they do, the purpose of the review, what previous reviews told us, and how you can get involved.
Video
Josh’s story: Importance of work experience, volunteering and paid work
This video about Josh, a young student with a disability, highlights the importance of inclusive education and employment pathways for people with disability. The video shows how Josh navigates school and work experience in his local community. He attends a regular class at his local school and completes work placements with two businesses, demonstrating how...