Submissions

An accessible curriculum is one that affords flexibility for educators to uphold their obligation to provide reasonable adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education 2005, enabling students with disability to access education and training opportunities on the same basis as students who do not have a disability. In this submission, researchers from QUT’s Centre for Inclusive Education (C4IE) provide evidence informed consultation on the 2021 Review of the Australian Curriculum.

The Centre for Inclusive Education Submission to the 2021 Australian Curriculum Review Consultation (PDF file, 166KB)

Researchers from C4IE put forward this position paper in response to the Disability Royal Commission Promoting Inclusion issues paper. The focus of this submission is inclusive education, as a means for achieving social, economic and cultural inclusion for individuals, and for achieving an inclusive society more broadly.

The Centre for Inclusive Education DRC Promoting Inclusion Issues Paper Response (PDF file, 208KB)

In this submission, researchers from QUT’s Centre for Inclusive Education discuss a range of these exclusionary practices and observe potential limitations in the protective scope of the DSE. We provide recommendations on how the DSE, and knowledge and implementation of the DSE, can be improved.

The Centre for Inclusive Education QUT 2020 Review of the DSE 2005 (PDF file, 339KB)

Researchers from C4IE put forward this position paper in response to the Disability Royal Commission’s call for responses regarding Restrictive Practices. Our response speaks to the use and effects of restrictive practices in the school context.

The Centre for Inclusive Education DRC Restrictive Practices Issues Paper Response (PDF file, 472KB)

Researchers from C4IE put forward this position paper in response to the Disability Royal Commission call for responses regarding Rights and Attitudes.

The Centre for Inclusive Education DRC Rights and Attitudes Issues Paper Response (PDF file, 410KB)