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Category Archives: Families against Disability Discrimination (FAMADD)
GIVE THE MONEY BACK TO SCHOOLS SAYS MARRICKVILLE COUNCIL
MARRICKVILLE COUNCIL CONDEMNS CUTS TO DISABILITY SUPPORT IN NSW SCHOOLS citing a ‘possible breach of Article 24 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with a Disability” On August 21 st MARRICKVILLE COUNCIL passed the following motion: THAT … Continue reading
NSW Department of Education Says If Kids are Missing Out It’s the School’s or Parent’s Fault Not Theirs
Yesterday on ABC 702, Brian Smythe King, the Department of Education Director of Disability Programs, told Linda Mottram, that if kids with disabilities were missing out on support under their new system that it was the individual School’s fault. throughout … Continue reading
PAEDIATRICIAN SEEING UP TO 4 FAMILIES A DAY AFFECTED BY NSW SCHOOL DISABILITY CUTS
From ABC Local radio: “A paediatrician says he’s seeing up to four families a day affected by changes to NSW education funding arrangements for special needs children. The NSW government last month introduced the policy – One Student, One School … Continue reading
P & C Federation Slams O’Farrell’s Cuts to Disability Support in Schools
This last weekend, the P&C Federation Annual Conference 2012 passed motions in support of the Marrickville West P&C petition opposing the cuts to funding for kids with low-cost support needs under the “Every Student Every School” policy and to circulate … Continue reading
Needy kids miss out in O’Farrel’s new schools funding model
How sad for us all. It sounded like a change of policy but instead it was just more of NSW-style political spin. Many parents thought the article in the Herald yesterday NSW ups the ante on school funding indicated that … Continue reading
School disability funding cut – Channel 7 Report
If you still don’t know about the O’Farrell government’s cuts to funding for children with disabilities in schools, this Channel seven report gives good quick run-down of the issues and features footage of angry parents, their kids and representatives of … Continue reading
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Over 100 supporters attend press conference opposing cuts to disability support in NSW Schools
“> MEDIA ON JULY 15 PRESS CONFERENCE/CAMPAIGN LAUNCH This page will be updated as media reports appear: Parents rally against funding cuts for special needs students – Sydney Morning Herald ABC National Evening News July 15 PSA slams loss of … Continue reading
Forty Families Dulwich Hill 