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The Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (DDA) defines disability broadly as:
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For a student to be included in the NCCD, the school must have documented (physical or digital) evidence of adjustments provided to meet ongoing, long-term specific needs associated with disability that have a functio...
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When is a student eligible to be included?
The NCCD counts all school students where:...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Step 4: Record and submit the data
The methods for recording and submitting data differ from jurisdiction to jurisdiction and, in some cases, from school to school, depending on the local systems in place and the varying requirements in each jurisdicti...
Step 3: What is the category of disability?
Determine the broad category of disability for each student from one of four categories:...
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Step 2: What is the level of adjustment?
In deciding whether identified students are to be included in the NCCD, teachers and school teams use their professional judgement, based on evidence, to determine the level of adjustment each student is currently bei...
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