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Families in NSW advocating for the rights and interests of their family members with disability.

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๐—ก๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜‡๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—š๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ ๐—ช๐—ถ๐—น๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป-๐—•๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐˜€ This afternoon during our Key Discussion 'Navigating the Maze', Gina Wilson-Burns brought honesty, energy and clarity to what it really means to navigate the complex systems around disability. As a

๐—ก๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜‡๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—š๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ ๐—ช๐—ถ๐—น๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป-๐—•๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐˜€
This afternoon during our Key Discussion 'Navigating the Maze', Gina Wilson-Burns brought honesty, energy and clarity to what it really means to navigate the complex systems around disability.  As a
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Real stories. Real strategies. Real connection. And that's a wrap for Day 1 of the Gathering! Small group conversations are where real change starts. Families came together today to share whatโ€™s worked โ€” and whatโ€™s been hard โ€” on the road to inclusion. Whatโ€™s one strategy or

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๐Ÿ’› As we wrap up an unforgettable two days in Wollongong, we want to say ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚. Thank you for showing up with open hearts, curious minds, and fierce hope. Thank you for contributing your stories, your energy, and your belief in whatโ€™s possible. And thank you for

๐Ÿ’› As we wrap up an unforgettable two days in Wollongong, we want to say ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚.

Thank you for showing up with open hearts, curious minds, and fierce hope. Thank you for contributing your stories, your energy, and your belief in whatโ€™s possible. And thank you for
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๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒโ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ดโ€ฆ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ. As a member of the Australian Coalition for Inclusive Education (ACIE) - a national alliance of 26 organisational members representing people with disability, families,

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒโ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ดโ€ฆ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ.

As a member of the Australian Coalition for Inclusive Education (ACIE) - a national alliance of 26 organisational members representing people with disability, families,
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๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒโ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ดโ€ฆ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ. As a member of the Australian Coalition for Inclusive Education (ACIE) - a national alliance of 26 organisational members representing people with disability, families,

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒโ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ดโ€ฆ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ.

As a member of the Australian Coalition for Inclusive Education (ACIE) - a national alliance of 26 organisational members representing people with disability, families,
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๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—”๐—น๐—น ๐—ž๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป ๐—ง๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ Help us to speak up for the right of all kids to learn together & ensure that increased federal school funding is directed to resourcing inclusion for ALL. Click to send an email to the education ministers & please ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ

๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—”๐—น๐—น ๐—ž๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป ๐—ง๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ
Help us to speak up for the right of all kids to learn together & ensure that increased federal school funding is directed to resourcing inclusion for ALL.
Click to send an email to the education ministers & please ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ
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๐Ÿ“ฃ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—”๐—น๐—น ๐—ž๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป ๐—ง๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ Inclusive schools lead to better outcomes for all students, stronger communities, and real choice for families. So why is the Queensland Government still investing in segregation? Parents arenโ€™t choosing special schools ,

๐Ÿ“ฃ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—”๐—น๐—น ๐—ž๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป ๐—ง๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ

Inclusive schools lead to better outcomes for all students, stronger communities, and real choice for families. So why is the Queensland Government  still investing in segregation?

Parents arenโ€™t choosing special schools ,
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Yesterday, Karen and Leanne had the opportunity to meet with the New Zealand Shadow Minister for Disability, alongside Kelley Temple from the Physical Disability Council of NSW (Physical Disability Council of NSW ). Together, they shared insights into Australiaโ€™s disability landscape, highlighting both

Yesterday, Karen and Leanne had the opportunity to meet with the New Zealand Shadow Minister for Disability, alongside Kelley Temple from the Physical Disability Council of NSW (<a href="/PDCNSW/">Physical Disability Council of NSW</a> ).

Together, they shared insights into Australiaโ€™s disability landscape, highlighting both
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This weekend, as you sit in your own home, surrounded by your community, please take a moment to think about the children who arenโ€™t given that same sense of belonging. When children are shut out of inclusive education, it doesnโ€™t just affect their school years, it affects their

This weekend, as you sit in your own home, surrounded by your community, please take a moment to think about the children who arenโ€™t given that same sense of belonging. When children are shut out of inclusive education, it doesnโ€™t just affect their school years, it affects their
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"Parents and families want their disabled child in mainstream settings living, learning and playing with their non disabled peers. The Queensland government's decision to open up another six special schools means that there will be even less incentive now... to make mainstream

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Inclusive education is a human right โ€” not a privilege. Did you know that students with disability in Australia face significantly poorer educational outcomes, with only around one-third completing Year 12, compared to 62% of their non-disabled peers? The Australian Coalition

Inclusive education is a human right โ€” not a privilege. Did you know that students with disability in Australia face significantly poorer educational outcomes, with only around one-third completing Year 12, compared to 62% of their non-disabled peers?

The Australian Coalition
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๐ˆ๐ง๐œ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ฌ๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ. ๐ˆ๐ญ'๐ฌ ๐š ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ. And the Disability Royal Commission laid out a clear roadmap to get us there; inclusive classrooms where all kids learn together. Alastairโ€™s advice to government? ๐Ÿ‘‰ Follow the inclusive education roadmap.

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"If we want to live our lives in the community, we need to start by living in inclusive schools" - Graeme Innes AM, Chancellor of Central Queensland University, Australian human rights advocate, and former Disability Discrimination Commissioner Building Inclusive Schools means

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๐—”๐—ฑ๐—ฑ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—น๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป! Weโ€™re calling on parents, students, educators, and allies to send us a short 30-second video saying why you believe all kids should learn together! ๐Ÿ“ท Your voice could be the one

๐—”๐—ฑ๐—ฑ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—น๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป! Weโ€™re calling on parents, students, educators, and allies to send us a short 30-second video saying why you believe all kids should learn together!
๐Ÿ“ท Your voice could be the one
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Family Advocacy and Resourcing Inclusive Communities attended the Source Kids Expo last week at the International Convention and Exhibition Centre meeting with families and professional alike. The expo saw over 1000 people attend the event. Conversations took place focusing on

Family Advocacy and Resourcing Inclusive Communities attended the Source Kids Expo last week at the International Convention and Exhibition Centre meeting with families and professional alike.  The expo saw over 1000 people attend the event.  Conversations took place focusing on
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Australia's Disability Discrimination Commissioner, Rosemary Kayess, urges Queensland Government to scrap plans to build more segregated schools. "It is deeply concerning that the Queensland Government is blatantly ignoring all the evidence and expert advice in relation to the

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"At the Royal Commission, we found that if you go to a special school, your chance of ending up in a group home and sheltered employment is much higher" - Dr Rhonda Galbally AC, former Disability Royal Commissioner, on why inclusive education is preferred over special schools in

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โ€œIโ€™ve never met a parent who chose a special school, only ones who felt they had no other option.โ€ โ€“ Prof Alastair McEwin Every child deserves to learn alongside their peers, in their local school, with the right support. Building more special schools isnโ€™t giving families more