Not even remotely fair - Experiences of students with disability during COVID-19

Not even remotely fair - Experiences of students with disability during COVID-19

Learning experience by students with disability during COVID-19

This survey conducted by Children and Young People with Disability Australia (CYDA) provides vital information on respondents’ experiences when schools had mostly closed to students, and covered the period of transition back to face-to-face teaching for the majority of students. We received over 700 responses in total, providing a significant amount of quantitative data as well as 1,145 free text comments.Responses were predominantly received from family members of children and young people with disability. Only 5% of respondents were students with disability, and of those most were high school or university age. We have featured comments from children and young people where possible in the body of the report. There was representation in the sample from each state and territory. Two thirds of respondents lived in metropolitan areas, with the remainder in regional, rural and remote Australia. People from a non-English speaking background were underrepresented in the sample, but there was good Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander representation. Most respondents attended government mainstream schools, but all educational settings were represented in the sample. Three quarters of the students were in receipt of National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) funding and more than half in receipt of additional funding because of disability or learning difference, indicating a relatively high level of support needs represented among this cohor

Helen Dickinson, Catherine Smith, Sophie Yates & Massimiliano Bertuol

https://www.cyda.org.au/images/pdf/not_even_remotely_fair_cyda_education_report.pdf

Australian Government - Department of Social Services

July 2020

Helen Dickinson, Catherine Smith, Sophie Yates & Massimiliano Bertuol

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