Disability Standards for Education eLearning courses

The eLearning courses also support schools’ understanding of the model applied to the Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability policy.

What the eLearning courses are about

The eLearning courses help schools understand and meet their legal obligations under:

• the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth), and
• the Disability Standards for Education 2005 (Cth).

The Disability Discrimination Act is Australian legislation. It protects people with disability from discrimination in public life. This includes in education.

The Disability Standards for Education clarify this law. They set out the rights of students with disability and the legal obligations of education providers, including schools.

The Disability Standards for Education seek to ensure that students with disability can take part in education on the same basis as students without disability.

All education providers must meet the Disability Standards for Education. This includes:

• kindergartens
• schools – government, independent and Catholic
• TAFEs
• universities.

Who the eLearning courses are for

The eLearning courses are for school leaders, teachers and education support staff. There are also courses for pre-service teachers and early childhood educators.
eLearning courses available include:

• Disability Standards for Education for early childhood (prior to school)
• Disability Standards for Education for early childhood (school)
• Disability Standards for Education for primary schools
• Disability Standards for Education for junior secondary
• Disability Standards for Education for senior secondary
• Disability Standards for Education for education leaders
• Disability Standards for Education for education assistants
• Disability Standards for Education for pre-service teachers.

The eLearning courses are interactive and scenario based. Access is free.

The courses can be used to meet your professional development obligations (if a certificate of completion is provided).

Access the eLearning resources

For educators

To access the eLearning courses for:

• Early childhood – prior to school
• Early childhood – school
• Primary schools
• Junior secondary
• Senior secondary
• Educational leaders
• Education assistants
• Pre-service teachers

Please note, you can complete topics in each course at any time. Your progress will automatically save.

If you exit the webpage, you can return and resume the course from the most recently accessed lesson or topic.

Technical help

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