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The Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (DDA) defines disability broadly as:

In this episode, we discuss how teachers and education assistants (also known as teacher aides or learning support officers) can work together to support students with disability. We explore the day-to-day roles educa...

In this episode, we put the spotlight on undiagnosed social/emotional disability. We’ll explore how this broad category of disability can impact a student’s overall classroom and functional learning experience. Undiag...

In this episode, we focus on how schools can impute a disability. This is when a student is considered to have an undiagnosed disability that has a functional impact on their learning. Schools use evidence and data th...

In this episode, we turn our attention to the knowledge and insights of parents when it comes to imputed disability. This is when a school determines that a student with additional learning needs has an undiagnosed di...

Notify students, parents, guardians and carers of the NCCD. This notification ensures that those participating in the NCCD are made fully aware of the data collection, its purpose, legislative basis and to whom NCCD d...

This diagram may help you to decide whether to include a student in the NCCD....

Determine the broad category of disability for each student from one of four categories:...

The school principal verifies and confirms the accuracy of the school’s NCCD data before it is submitted. They confirm that there is evidence at the school to support the inclusion of a student in the NCCD....

This document provides guidance about strategies that will support principals and teachers in planning and implementation of the NCCD and in making effective and consistent decisions....