The United Nations has called on Governments throughout the world to adopt practical but progressive systems to transfer resources from segregated settings/special schools into mainstream schools.
In a newly published research paper, the authors examine recent Government reviews and 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.
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?
And what does it mean for the future of schools for Deaf children?
You can read the report: The future of special schools in Australia complying with the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities