About 90% of Australian students with disability attend mainstream schools. Equitable access and participation in education is a fundamental human right. But as last year’s disability royal commission found, this does not mean students with disability are fully included in their classrooms, school activities and playgrounds. Over the past seven years, we have have surveyed and interviewed more than 100 students with […] … learn more→

This week, the disability royal commission is looking at the experiences of children and young people with disability in different schools across Australia. This includes mainstream schools as well as so-called “special schools”. An estimated 10% of school students (aged 5–18) in Australia have a disability, although this number is much higher in some states. Most of these students […] … learn more→