Students with disabilities
Public education systems promote access, participation and quality educational outcomes for students with disabilities in primary, secondary, special schools, and early childhood development programs. The majority of independent schools are unable to, for either school or resource reasons, provide services to many of the students in this group.
Specialised services for students with disabilities provide educational support for needs arising from autistic spectrum disorder, hearing impairment, intellectual impairment, physical impairment, speech language impairment, vision impairment or a combination of these.
Visiting professionals are generally available to support students with disabilities. They may include:
- specialist support and advisory visiting teachers
- guidance officers
- occupational therapists
- physiotherapists
- speech-language pathologists
- registered nurses.
Many of these professionals visit students with disabilities at schools to assess their educational needs and assist teachers in developing programs. Others may be based at schools full-time.
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Research what underpinning principles or values your public education system states are important in supporting students with disabilities. Identify one of these principles or values that you feel are important. Explain why you feel it is important. Share your findings in the course's wiki. |
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Using productive pedagogies with students with disabilities |
