School Education for Students with Special Needs
In 1993 there were 470,000 people under 25 years with a disability in Australia and an estimated 62,000 students with a disability in schools (ABS 1993). This briefing paper details the problems faced by these students and their families in rural and remote areas in being enrolled in schools and in participating fully in education.
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Overview
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A child's right to education
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Australia's Disability Discrimination Act
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Rural and remote schools - Issues raised in the inquiry
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Further reading
See also:
Summary of Commonwealth, State and Territory policies relations to students with disabilities
Last updated 2 December 2001.
