What Schools MUST Do…

Ensure Equal Access:

Schools must ensure that students with needs (disability) can access and participate in education just like students without needs.

Consultat on Adjustments:

Reasonable adjustments should be provided in consultation with the student and/or their associates, typically involving their parents/guardians and other key stakeholders like your child’s Speech Therapist, Occupational Therapist, and other Allied Health Professionals.

Provide Reasonable Adjustments:

Schools are required to make or provide "reasonable adjustments" as necessary to enable students' access and participation in education.

The information provided above isn't just a suggestion for how schools should ideally operate - it's actually mandated by federal law. Specifically, it's outlined in the Disability Standards for Education (2005), which is part of the Australian Disability Discrimination Act (1992).

For more information on what schools are obligated to do, check out an Australian Government website, NCCD:

For more information on what are the Disability Standards for Education 2005