disability
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Industry+Reform
Addressing ‘wicked problems’ in special education
A wicked problem, in academia, means a thorny one - one without an obvious solution. In the lead up to…
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School Management
Child disability rights advocate’s fiery call: ‘EPAC needs to be disbanded’
David Roy is no longer scared about losing his job. The erstwhile teacher, University of Newcastle education academic and longtime crusader…
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News
‘Talking Eds’, episode 18: White Ribbon Day divisions, USYD heads to China, Torrens educates teachers about autism
In this week's episode of Talking Eds, the team behind Campus Review, Education Review and Early Learning Review look at the…
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News
Torrens offers grad certificate in teaching children with autism
Mick Grimley is the dean of education at Torrens University, which has recently introduced a Graduate Certificate in Education (Autism),…
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In The Classroom
Children with ADHD less likely to finish school
University of Queensland researchers have linked ADHD and conduct disorder (CD) to long-term disadvantage, as children with these conditions are more…
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In The Classroom
Online program helps tame ADHD symptoms
Childhood ADHD: to medicate, or not to medicate? This debate has been raging for decades, with staunch advocates on each…
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In The Classroom
A new voice in educating people with a disability takes honours
Realising that students with disability have far more potential than society thinks led Erin Canavan to write a paper, which was…
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In The Classroom
TV series lets deaf children tune in
Mentoring organisation for the deaf, Hear For You, states that each year, about 500 children are born with hearing problems, and…
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Industry+Reform
Changes to federal funding could hurt students with disability: ISCA
The national lobby group for independent schools has warned that âany sudden and unexpected changesâ to Commonwealth funding could hurt schools…
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News
Samsung helps bring the arts to children with disabilities
Sound, sight and touch are how Samsung Australia hopes to get children with disabilities involved in arts education. The electronics giant…
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