Learning Disabilities

The mother of a deafblind boy has questioned inclusion policies after being told her son won't have the one-to-one assistance.

After three silver medals, snowboarder Craig Muhlbock is going for gold, while debutant alpine skier Lauren Kerjan is hoping to make her mark too at the at the world's largest winter sport event for athletes with an intellectual disability.

Despite knowing he had ADHD and years of experience in bureaucracy as a political staffer, Simon Behrakis still found navigating the medical system "really difficult". Now, he wants to change that.

Jarred Bird is warm, funny and great with people. He discovered he had severe dyslexia at age 18 and it's had an enormous effect on his self-worth and career.

Rosemary Kayess sat down with the ABC’s Nas Campanella for a wide-ranging interview marking International Day of People with Disability.

Starting school can be challenging for any child, but there can be extra difficulties for students with disability. ABC NEWS looks at two examples of how public schools and families have worked together to set students up for success.

The number of families who have been paid compensation over SA's cochlear implant programming error has risen to 141.

Dyscalculia, which Alfie Barker describes as being like "dyslexia but for maths", receives only a fraction of the research funding its literacy counterpart does, and experts believe that needs to change.

The cost of children with disability being over-represented in school suspensions, has been laid bare in a new report.

The South Australian government is proposing changes to driver training laws, but some private driving instructors say the reforms could leave people with disability behind.

For friends and fellow-dyslexics Maralyn and Gaynor, continuing a tradition of oral storytelling in their hometown of Wallaroo in South Australia is proving to be a health and confidence booster for the community.  

Indigenous sign language is being revitalised and will be part of a rollout with Auslan into the school curriculum from 2026. It's only now that access to languages for the deaf and Indigenous is becoming available in schools and officially recognised, creating a more inclusive community.

Nas Campanella travelled to Honiara to meet some of the locals forging their own path to success.

As Australia prepares to cheer Grace Brimelow on at the 2024 Paralympics, her mum Simone Pearce says it is the perfect time to focus on improving inclusion at grassroots levels. 

The federal government is expected to make public its initial response to the 200 recommendations from the disability royal commission.

After Harry Banks acquired a severe brain injury as a baby his parents thought special school would be his only education option. Twelve years later he is flourishing at his local mainstream school.

A total of $2.72 million has been paid to 139 families whose children were caught up in the cochlear implant bungle at Adelaide's Women's and Children's Hospital — but the government says that does not preclude them from pursuing further legal action.

The federal government is committing to work further with the disability community to design changes to the National Disability Insurance Scheme.

With 38 per cent of Australian students classed as "chronically absent", Alesco Secondary College, in the Hunter region of New South Wales, offers students a flexible approach and an alternative to mainstream schooling.

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