He called four times in four minutes. It must be important,I thought – but I’d sworn to myself I wouldn’t answer my phone. Not today,of all days.
There is a push to shut down special schools in coming decades,but parents of children with disabilities say they want to have the choice.
When I told people that Alex would attend a mainstream school,most people wondered how it would work. His HSC hangs proudly on the wall,beside his year 12 formal photos.
The disability royal commission education wishlist is honourable,but without a major cultural shift towards real inclusivity,little will change.
Misguided progressive activism is threatening to eradicate hard-won gains on education and housing by families like ours.
I am yet to see any explanation of how my daughter can practically sit in a mainstream classroom. At 16,she cannot read,and she cannot write.
Throwing money at problems is what we do as a society. But sometimes in doing so,we fail to diagnose the underlying conditions that have created the problems in the first place.
Disability Royal Commissioner Dr Rhonda Galbally said the three commissioners urging the closure of special schools had direct experience with disabilities,which should add weight their recommendation,after the commission split over the issue.
The commission’s final report contains 222 recommendations for governments,institutions and the community. Here’s what you need to know.
The lack of unity over how to end segregation – and even what it means – shows there is much work to be done over how to include people with disabilities.
NDIS Minister Bill Shorten flagged he would more immediately move to address criticisms of the National Disability Insurance Scheme’s safety regulator.