Useful links
Legislation
- Disability Discrimination Act 1992 This link will open in a new window (DDA)
- Disability Standards for Education 2005 This link will open in a new window (the Standards)
- Australian Government fact sheet: The DDA This link will open in a new window
- Australian Government fact sheet: The Standards This link will open in a new window
State anti-discrimination legislation
- Australian Capital Territory Discrimination Act 1991
- New South Wales Anti-Discrimination Act 1977
- Northern Territory Anti-Discrimination Act 1996
- Queensland Anti-Discrimination Act 1991
- South Australia Equal Opportunity Act 1984
- Tasmania Anti-Discrimination Act 1998
- Victoria Equal Opportunity Act 2010
- Western Australia Equal Opportunity Act 1984
NCCD
Notices
- Notice for schools and school principals
- NCCD information notice This link will open in a new window
Guidelines
Professional learning
- Professional e-learning modules about the Standards
- Introduction to the DDA and the Standards presentation
- Understanding the NCCD presentation
- Levels of adjustment presentation
- Categories of disability presentation
NCCD model
- Australian Professional Standards for Teachers This link will open in a new window
- Examples of evidence to support a student's inclusion in the NCCD
- Guide to choosing level of adjustment
- Selecting the level of adjustment
- Strategies to support decision making
- Student summary sheet
Moderation
Reflection
Illustrations of practice
- AITSL - Specific education needs This link will open in a new window
- AITSL - The basketball carnival This link will open in a new window
- AITSL - Leading improvement to support all students This link will open in a new window
- Australian Curriculum - Students with disability illustrations of practice videos This link will open in a new window
Parents, guardians and carers
- Australian Government NCCD fact sheet for parents, guardians and carers
- Australian Government fact sheet: Effective consultation
- Disability Standards for Education: A practical guide for individuals, families and communities
Personalised learning and support
- Australian Government fact sheet: Parental engagement This link will open in a new window
- Collaboration This link will open in a new window
- Consultation This link will open in a new window
- Planning for personalised learning and support: A national resource
- Student diversity This link will open in a new window
Disability organisations
The sites below are links for information only and are not an endorsement of any organisation.
- Able Australia This link will open in a new window
- ADEC (Action on Disability within Ethnic Communities) Inc This link will open in a new window
- ADHD Australia This link will open in a new window
- Association for Children with a Disability This link will open in a new window
- Autism Spectrum Australia (Aspect) This link will open in a new window
- Autism Aspergers Advocacy Australia This link will open in a new window
- Australasian Society for Intellectual Disability This link will open in a new window
- Australian Association of Special Education This link will open in a new window
- Australian Federation of Disability Organisations This link will open in a new window
- Australian Federation of SPELD Associations This link will open in a new window
- Australian Psychological Society This link will open in a new window
- Autism Awareness Australia This link will open in a new window
- Beyond Blue This link will open in a new window
- BeYou (Beyond Blue Professional Learning) This link will open in a new window
- Bipolar Australia This link will open in a new window
- Black Dog Institute This link will open in a new window
- Blind Citizens Australia This link will open in a new window
- Brain Injury Australia This link will open in a new window
- Butterfly Foundation for Eating Disorders This link will open in a new window
- Cerebral Palsy Education Centre This link will open in a new window
- Cerebral Palsy Support Network This link will open in a new window
- Children and Young People with Disability Australia This link will open in a new window
- Communication Rights Australia This link will open in a new window
- Cystic Fibrosis Australia This link will open in a new window
- Deaf Australia This link will open in a new window
- Deafblind Australia This link will open in a new window
- Deaf Children Australia This link will open in a new window
- Diabetes Australia This link will open in a new window
- Disability Discrimination Legal Service This link will open in a new window
- Down Syndrome Australia This link will open in a new window
- Dyspraxia Kids Australia This link will open in a new window
- Epilepsy Foundation of Australia This link will open in a new window
- Family Advocacy This link will open in a new window
- First Peoples Disability Network Australia This link will open in a new window
- Fragile X Association of Australia This link will open in a new window
- Heads together for ABI This link will open in a new window (Acquired Brain Injury)
- I CAN Network This link will open in a new window
- Learning Difficulties Australia This link will open in a new window
- Mental Health Australia This link will open in a new window
- Mito Foundation This link will open in a new window
- Muscular Dystrophy Association Inc. This link will open in a new window
- Musculoskeletal Australia This link will open in a new window
- MS Australia This link will open in a new window
- National Disability Services This link will open in a new window
- National Disability Gateway This link will open in a new window
- National Ethnic Disability Alliance This link will open in a new window
- NOFASD Australia This link will open in a new window
- People with Disability Australia This link will open in a new window
- Physical Disability Australia (PDA) This link will open in a new window
- Positive Partnerships This link will open in a new window
- Prader-Willi Syndrome Association of Australia This link will open in a new window
- Raising Children Network This link will open in a new window
- Regional Disability Advocacy Service This link will open in a new window (formerly Disability Advocacy and Information Service)
- Scope Australia This link will open in a new window
- Speech Pathology Australia This link will open in a new window
- SPD Australia This link will open in a new window
- Tourette Syndrome Association of Australia This link will open in a new window
- Understanding Anxiety Australia This link will open in a new window
- Vision Australia This link will open in a new window
- Women with Disabilities Australia This link will open in a new window
- Yellow Ladybugs This link will open in a new window
- Youth Beyond Blue This link will open in a new window
National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)
- The National Disability Insurance Agency This link will open in a new window
- Australian Capital Territory This link will open in a new window
- New South Wales This link will open in a new window
- Northern Territory This link will open in a new window
- Queensland This link will open in a new window
- South Australia This link will open in a new window
- Tasmania This link will open in a new window
- Victoria This link will open in a new window
- Western Australia This link will open in a new window