This toolkit provides practical tips and resources that are easy to use. They are designed to build the knowledge and confidence of teams working within any service or program for children so that children with disabilities and developmental delay can experience inclusive and meaningful participation in their areas of interest. You’ll also find real-life stories of genuine inclusion experienced by children and their families as part of the toolkit.
The podcast series talks about the importance of young people’s involvement, advocating as young people with disabilities and being in feminist spaces where disability is not always at the forefront. Listen and get transcripts online or find it on your preferred podcast app including, Spotify, PodBean and more!
The research report looks at what should be done to make a more inclusive society that supports people with disability to be safe and independent. It considered several questions about inclusion and it found that inclusion is more than just being in the community physically. Inclusion is when people with disability feel welcome and know they belong, are safe and can speak up and have their say.
Hannah Diviney, diagnosed with cerebral palsy at birth, is hoping Walt Disney Co (DIS.N) will create a princess character with disabilities, spearheading a campaign that has garnered support from Reese Witherspoon, Jameela Jamil and Mark Hamill.
The report provides an overview of all measures being tracked under Australia’s Disability Strategy at ‘baseline’ – that is, when the Strategy began in December 2021. Moving forward, baseline data will be the point of comparison against which changes for each of the measures will be compared over the life of the Strategy.
Festival-goers want music festival organisers to improve accessibility at their events, following a series of blunders at this year’s Laneway Festival. Patrons have told Hack that security at the Sydney leg of the festival were turning away people with disability from their accessible viewing platform, even when they provided correspondence from organisers granting them access to the … Continued
The federal government has announced the country’s first national practice guideline to support autistic children in their early years. The National Guideline for Supporting the Learning, Participation, and Wellbeing of Autistic Children and their Families was developed by the Autism CRC in accordance with the National Health and Medical Research Council’s framework for best practice … Continued
The prevailing public perception is that everything people with disability do is a challenge. Sometimes, that is true. In those times, we may ask or say “yes” to a kind and respectful offer of assistance. Other times, and more often than not, we are simply navigating daily life when a person without disability interjects to … Continued
Brisbane resident Chris Noble agrees electric vehicles present many opportunities with inclusive designs and modifications but he’s frustrated at charging bays that lack accessibility.
The report, Experiences of ABI and inclusion: Reflections on inclusion drawn from lived experience is part of OPA’s submission on how we can become a more inclusive society.
When Ashleigh Keating worked as a primary school teachers’ aide, she would very rarely tell the teachers she supported she was autistic, even though her students often had the same disability.
There’s no question Australia needs to be inclusive of all abilities. However, there’s an exceptional irony in the parameters currently being set; they exclude a large cohort from the picture: people living with an intellectual disability (PWID).
Closing date: January 30, 2012
This guide aims to provide some practical tips on safe ways for discussing, reporting and publishing of content, which references mental health or mental ill-health to ensure any risks are managed while increasing the community understanding of mental ill-health. The guide provides support and guidance to media professionals when reporting, portraying or communicating about suicide or mental ill-health.
Australia has 960 train stations, and by the end of 2017, each state was required to have ensured that 90 per cent of their stations met accessibility standards. “Across the country, we would be at best 50 per cent compliance to those standards,” said Susie Pascoe, CEO of Sterling Infrastructure — a company that delivers services across Australia’s rail network and assesses the accessibility of stations and walkways around trains.
Equal access to education has been a hard-won right. As a teacher and parent I understand that while laws might demand the inclusion of all children, achieving this is not always easy. To help relieve some anxiety, here are my five top tips for starting the school year off right.