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Advocacy: a practical approach - Dealing with politicians

This article is a practical guide to dealing with federal government either through approaching individuals or by appearing before Parliamentary or Cabinet committees. Much of the information in the article is based on a survey of Members of Parliament and Senators. The article includes tips for meeting with politicians.

Becoming a Client - an experience of loss of power

Carolyn Quinn, a parent and pyschologist, reveals the disempowerment that she experienced when she found herself in the role of 'client' following the birth of her son. Quinn asks professionals to avoid seeing families who have a child with a disability as 'burdened'.

First Group Starts Moving Ahead

This brief article demonstrates several ways in which young people with complex support needs have been supported to access post school options through the 'Moving Ahead' program. Keywords: Transition, Individualisation

Reaching Out/Reaching In/Reaching Across

Historically, people with disability have been segregated from the valued core of society both physically and in terms of their place in society: They are considered to be 'in place' when that place is separate from the mainstream of society.

The Mac Book: Highlighting the Person in the I.E.P.

Before their son, Mac, started school, the Mattheis family developed a portfolio on Mac which includes pictures, writing and work samples and shows all aspects of Mac's life. This book is added to each year and includes valuable tips and shortcuts for teachers.

Integration & Inclusion in Action

This book has been written for teachers and for students in the education field, with discussion questions appearing at the end of each chapter.

Including all children in neighbourhood schools - An economist's view

The Disability Discrimination Act makes it unlawful to discriminate against a ,student on the ground of disability unless it can be shown that the admission of a,student with a disability would impose 'unjustifiable hardship on the educational authority'.

How Teachers use Peer Interactions to include Students with moderate and severe disabilities in elementary General Education Classes

This report focuses on peer interactions with students with moderate and severe disabilities in five inclusive classroom settings.

Mothering in Families with and without a Child with Disability

This paper describes findings of Australian research undertaken on three groups of mothers: those without a child with a disability; those with a child with physical disability and those with a child with intellectual disability.

Media Guidelines

This well laid out booklet has something to say to every one of us: while the media has enormous power to reflect and shape community perceptions, individuals can also (consciously or unconsciously) act and speak in ways that positively or negatively affect community perceptions of people with disability.

Ordinary Lives