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Barriers to Inclusion Embedded in the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth)
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Dickson, Elizabeth – Australian Journal of Education, 2022
The "Disability Discrimination Act 1992" (Cth) (DDA) prohibits discrimination by schools against students with disability. The DDA and the associated Disability Standards for Education 2005 (Cth) (DSE) also impose a positive obligation on schools to make reasonable adjustment for students with disabilities. The promise of inclusion…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Legislation, Students with Disabilities, Disability Discrimination
Legal System Barriers to the Effectiveness of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth) as a Support for the Inclusion of Students with Disability
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Dickson, Elizabeth – Australian Journal of Education, 2022
The Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth) (DDA) appears to offer powerful remedies to students who have been refused enrolment, excluded after enrolment or denied educational opportunities or benefits because of their disability. The Act prohibits discrimination on the ground of disability in the protected area of education and obligates…
Descriptors: Legal Problems, Program Effectiveness, Disability Discrimination, Federal Legislation
Unrealised Promises and Hollow Claims: Australia's Failure to Enact Its International Obligations under the CRPD for the Education of Students with Disability
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Malaquias, Catia – Australian Journal of Education, 2022
The adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) in 2006 and, in particular, Article 24 was a landmark in the struggle of people with disability for recognition of their fundamental human rights, including their right to education. As a legally binding treaty under international law, imposing…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Children, Childrens Rights, International Law
Learning in the Shadow of Eugenics: Why Segregated Schooling Persists in Australia
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de Bruin, Kate – Australian Journal of Education, 2022
Inclusive education is a global priority and binding obligation for Australia to meet as a signatory to international human rights treaties. It is also supported by evidence as an effective model of schooling for all students and supporting those with disability. Yet segregation remains deeply embedded within the education systems of all states…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Special Education, Disability Discrimination, Educational Policy
Missing the Mark or Scoring a Goal? Achieving Non-Discrimination for Students with Disability in Primary and Secondary Education in Australia: A Scoping Review
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Duncan, Jill; Punch, Renée; Gauntlett, Mark; Talbot-Stokes, Ruth – Australian Journal of Education, 2020
Australia has legislation in the form of the "Disability Discrimination Act 1992" (Cth) and the "Disability Standards for Education 2005" (Cth) that has the objective of eliminating disability discrimination. The purpose of this scoping review was to determine the extent to which this legislation is achieving the elimination of…
Descriptors: Disability Discrimination, Students with Disabilities, Elementary School Students, Secondary School Students