The future of special schools in Australia: complying with the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
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The United Nations has called upon Governments that are signatory to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) to adopt practical but progressive systems to transfer resources from segregated settings/special schools into mainstream schools. What will this mean for Australia’s special schools, particularly given their significant rise in enrolments over the past decade? What will it mean for the education of Australian students with disability? In this paper, we examine recent Government reviews/inquiries into the education of Australian students with disability to determine whether future planned actions align with Australia’s international obligations to move away from segregated schooling. We conclude by examining both the barriers and the potential for providing a high-quality education system that realises the UN’s commitment towards inclusive schools and societies.
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| Item Type: | Contribution to Journal (Journal Article) | ||||||||||||
| Refereed: | Yes | ||||||||||||
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| Measurements or Duration: | 19 pages | ||||||||||||
| Keywords: | CRPD, General Comment No. 4, inclusive education, segregation, special school, students with disability | ||||||||||||
| DOI: | 10.1080/13603116.2021.2020344 | ||||||||||||
| ISSN: | 1360-3116 | ||||||||||||
| Pure ID: | 106452572 | ||||||||||||
| Divisions: | Current > Research Centres > Centre for Inclusive Education Current > QUT Faculties and Divisions > Faculty of Creative Industries, Education & Social Justice Current > Schools > School of Early Childhood & Inclusive Education |
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| Funding Information: | In some jurisdictions, where funding is allocated on the basis of a disability diagnosis, families may experience financial challenges in obtaining a diagnosis (Pearce et al. ). Further, for rural- and remote-living Australians, geographic challenges can prevent them from accessing the required specialist expertise to provide a diagnosis (Pearce et al. ). To redress financial barriers, one recommendation was for the Government to provide a means-tested system to enable families to access funding to contribute to the costs of obtaining supporting specialist documentation for funding purposes (NSW Parliament Legislative Council ). | ||||||||||||
| Copyright Owner: | 2022 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group | ||||||||||||
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| Deposited On: | 07 Mar 2022 05:53 | ||||||||||||
| Last Modified: | 29 Feb 2024 20:27 |
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