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Our rights
What ar...
Australian law
The Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (DDA) and the Disability Standards for Education 2005 (the Standards) are Australian laws that protect the rights of students with disability. These laws aim to eliminate discrim...
What is disability?
A wide range of health and learning conditions meet the legal definition of ‘disability’. ...
Discrimination
Disability discrimination means people are treated worse than others because they have a disability....
Enrolment
All students have the right to enrol in school....
Participation
All students have the right to participate in education....
Curriculum and support services
A personalised approach to learning and support takes into account all of the students’ individual needs and all of the adjustments they need to access and participate in their education. This planning might include w...
Harassment and victimisation
The Disability Standards for Education 2005 (the Standards) set out how education providers can work with students and their parents, guardians and carers to ensure that students with disability do not experience disc...
Who do the rights apply to?
Hayley is now a healthy Year 8 girl, but for many years she was in and out of hospital with long periods of treatments that interfered with her ability to participate in learning. As a ...
Reasonable adjustments
Adjustments support student learning and are developed in consultation with the student or their parent, guardian or carer. Teachers make adjustments all the time. Some adjustments assist all students to learn, whethe...