New advocacy resource for NSW - 'A Parent’s Toolkit: school issues for students with a disability'

A Parent’s Toolkit: school issues for students with a disability by Disability Advocacy NSWAdvocacy Coordinator Sonia Powazuk is now available to download from the DS NSW website, here.

Much of the reason for this toolkit is due to the large number of requests DA NSW receives each year from parents whose children are experiencing problems at school – many of whom have been suspended or expelled for behaviours associated with their disability. 

The aim of this toolkit is to provide a comprehensive guide for parents and advocates in relation to the NSW education system. The toolkit provides information on support funding, discipline, WH & S issues, bullying and discrimination. We hope that this toolkit will provide students with disabilities as well as their parents and advocates with useful information, including self-advocacy skills.

Disability Advocacy NSW provides advocacy services for people with disability in the Hunter, New England and Mid-North Coast regions of NSW Australia.