Resources
A day at school
This video is about the rights of students with disability at school and reasonable adjustments.
Be a disability ally
This video explores the rights of students with disability to join in with every part of school life and gives tips on being an ally to students with disability.
Getting started
This is a resource for culturally and linguistically diverse parents and caregivers of students with disability. It helps you understand how to support your child with disability in the Australian education system.
How to advocate
This resource helps school and tertiary students with disability to build self-advocacy skills and provides guidance on how to raise and resolve concerns with their education provider.
Steps to raise concerns and resolve a complaint with your school
This resource supports parents and caregivers of students with disability to raise, escalate and resolve concerns with their school.
Advocating for your child: the early years
This is a toolkit for parents and caregivers of young children with disability. It explains your child’s rights in early childhood education and care (ECEC) services and how you can advocate for your child in ECEC.
Implementation Report for the recommendations of the 2020 Review of the Disability Standards for Education 2005
The Australian Government has published a report which shows what it has done to respond to the recommendations from the 2020 Review of the Disability Standards for Education 2005.
Our stories: Personal experiences of young people with disability in the education system
These are personal stories which share the experiences of students with disability during their time in education.
Our stories: Personal experiences of young people with disability in the education system
These are personal stories which share the experiences of students with disability during their time in education.
Respect at School
This resource is for students with disability, their parents and caregivers, and schools, to learn about respectful behaviour and why it is important to include students with disability in decision-making.
Working together: Moving through secondary school
This resource supports students with disability and their parents and caregivers with the transition from primary to secondary school and post-school pathways.
Shareable content – Image resources for students with disability and their caregivers
Social media tile: New resources for students with disability
Social media tile: Rights of children with disability in ECEC services
Social media tile: Australia’s disability discrimination laws
Social media tile: Education rights as a student with disability
Social media tile: Education providers complying with the Disability Standards for Education
Social media tile: Reasonable adjustments and how they support children with disability
Social media tile: Protection under the DSE
Banner: New resources for students with disability
Poster: Consulting with education providers
Poster: Who has to follow the Disability Standards for Education?
Poster: What are reasonable adjustments?
Advocating with and for your child: A workbook for parents and carers
This resource is for parents and caregivers of primary school students. It helps readers to plan and set up reasonable adjustments with and for their child. The resource was co-designed by students with disability and their parents and caregivers.
Explaining the Disability Standards for Education
This English language guide explains the Disability Standards for Education 2005. It is for students with disability and their parents and carers. The resource was co-designed by students with disability and their parents and caregivers.
Milestones and transitions
This English language toolkit explains the Disability Standards for Education 2005. It is for students with disability and their parents and carers. The resource was co-designed by students with disability and their parents and caregivers.
The Disability Standards for Education in practice: Action plan
This workbook is for students with disability. It guides readers on how to set up reasonable adjustments for their time in education. The resource was co-designed by students with disability and their parents and caregivers.
Summary Document - 2020 Review of the Disability Standards for Education 2005 – Easy Read
An Easy Read version of the summary document that outlines how the 2020 Review of the Disability Standards for Education 2005 was undertaken, what the Review found and what it recommends. This version contains text and images.
Summary Document - 2020 Review of the Disability Standards for Education 2005 – Easy Read (text only)
An Easy Read version of the summary document that outlines how the 2020 Review of the Disability Standards for Education 2005 was undertaken, what the Review found and what it recommends. This version contains only text.
Final Report of the 2020 Review of the Disability Standards for Education 2005
Final Report of the 2020 Review of the Disability Standards for Education 2005.