The future of special schools in Australia: complying with the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

The United Nations has called upon Governments that are signatory to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) to adopt practical but progressive systems to transfer resources from segregated settings/special schools into mainstream schools. What will this mean for Australia&#...

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Published inInternational journal of inclusive education Vol. 28; no. 9; pp. 1701 - 1719
Main Authors Lassig, Carly, Poed, Shiralee, Mann, Glenys, Saggers, Beth, Carrington, Suzanne, Mavropoulou, Sofia
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Routledge 28.07.2024
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
CRPD
Education
Educational systems
General Comment No. 4
inclusive education
People with disabilities
Rights
Schools
segregation
special school
Students
students with disability
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Summary:The United Nations has called upon Governments that are signatory to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) to adopt practical but progressive systems to transfer resources from segregated settings/special schools into mainstream schools. What will this mean for Australia's special schools, particularly given their significant rise in enrolments over the past decade? What will it mean for the education of Australian students with disability? In this paper, we examine recent Government reviews/inquiries into the education of Australian students with disability to determine whether future planned actions align with Australia's international obligations to move away from segregated schooling. We conclude by examining both the barriers and the potential for providing a high-quality education system that realises the UN's commitment towards inclusive schools and societies.
ISSN:1360-3116
1464-5173
DOI:10.1080/13603116.2021.2020344