' LISTENING is the most important part '
9 things students with disability and their families want teachers to know
By Melissa Cain , Senior Lecturer in Inclusive Education and Arts Education , Australian Catholic University and Melissa Fanshawe , Associate Professor , School of Education , University of Southern Queensland
About 90 % of Australian students with disability attend mainstream schools . Equitable access and participation in education is a fundamental human right .
But as last year ’ s disability royal commission found , this does not mean students with disability are fully included in their classrooms , school activities and playgrounds .
Over the past seven years , we have have surveyed and interviewed more than 100 students with disability , as well as parents , carers and teachers , as part of our research on students with disability in mainstream schools .
The students we talked to were aged between eight and 18 . Here are ten things these students , their families and carers want teachers to know .
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