The Victorian Government is set to be dragged through the courts in about a dozen cases where parents are claiming their disbaled children are being neglected in school. Rebekah Turner's case is again highlighted, with the department having applied to the Supreme Court to appeal against the decision handed down in May by the Victorian Administrative and Appeals Tribunal which found the department discriminated against Ms Turner by failing to provide a teaching aide.
Sort by: Date:July 25th, 2007 Publisher:The Age Country:Australia
Brain scans shed light on ADHD kids
This article discusses the findings of Flinders University in Adelaide, where brain scans where conducted kids with ADHD while they played the card game snap.
Sort by: Date:July 17th, 2007 Publisher:Sydney Morning Herald Country:Australia
Student Programmers Aim for $25K Prize
This articles discusses some of the projects which students have submitted for Microsofts student programming competition. A team of students from Egypt presented a program that converts classroom tests into different formats to suit students with different disabilities, such as dyslexia or attention-deficit disorder.
Sort by: Date:June 27th, 2007 Publisher:The Age Country:Australia
Department to appeal in student discrimination case
THE Victorian State Education Department has applied to the Supreme Court to appeal the decision laid down in May 2007 that they had discriminated against a student who has a severe language disorder and learning disability by failing to supply requested teaching aides for nearly eight years. Ms Phillips, an anti-discrimination consultant with Access Law, said it was inexplicable for the department to spend taxpayers' money trying to fight a student with a disability.
Sort by: Date:June 22nd, 2007 Publisher:The Age Country:Australia
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5 out of 5 stars - 1 voteAlternative education gives young women a second chance
Not really a SLD article, but describes the successes and need for more alternative approaches to education. The school, Southside Education is a non-traditional, independent secondary school which offers both social support and an education to young women who have fallen out of the mainstream system.
Sort by: Date:June 20th, 2007 Publisher:ABC News Country:Australia
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4 out of 5 stars - 1 voteNew study on hyperactivity, fish oil link
Dr Natalie Sinn from Uni SA has been researching the effects of the omega-3 on behaviour and learning, says a "new study is going to be focusing on that group of children who have learning difficulties. We have some evidence that they might show substantial improvements in their literacy skills after supplementation but we need to do a proper trial to investigate that further."
Sort by: Date:June 20th, 2007 Publisher:ABC News Country:Australia
Attention span study makes breakthrough
Researchers at the University of Melbourne have discovered the brain has a "master controller" of attention which orders neurons to focus on one thing while barely noticing others. The research team hope that understanding how different parts of the brain work to influence attention could ultimately lead to a better understanding of conditions such as ADHD, dyslexia or schizophrenia.
Sort by: Date:June 15th, 2007 Publisher:Sydney Morning Herald Country:Australia
Liv Tyler back on the big screen
All about Liv Tyler, in which it is states: "She also harbours a desire to go back to college (she had mild ADHD and dyslexia as a child and would love to learn more about history, art and literature)"
Sort by: Date:June 10th, 2007 Publisher:Daily Telegraph Country:Australia
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1 out of 5 stars - 2 votesStreet Socceroo turns team player
Aaron, who believes he has Attention Deficit Disorder that was not detected by his teachers, is pushing for selection in the Street Socceroos, the Australian team that will compete in the Homeless World Cup later this year in Copenhagen.
Sort by: Date:June 5th, 2007 Publisher:Moonee Valley Community News Country:Australia
Tertiary Taste encourages students with disabilities to aspire to higher education
Deborah McLachlan said the Tertiary Taste provided information about transitioning from school to higher education for students with range of disabilities, including vision and hearing impairment, cerebral palsy, attention deficit disorder and autistic spectrum disorder.
Sort by: Date:June 4th, 2007 Publisher:University of Queensland Country:Australia
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Leading psychiatrist appointed to independent inquiry into the deaths of people with learning disabilities
In the light of her research showing that adults with learning disabilities were 58 times more likely to die before the age of 50 than the rest of the population, Professor Sheila Hollins has been appointed by Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt to an independent inquiry into unequal health outcomes for people with learning disabilities.
Sort by: Date:June 3rd, 2007 Publisher:News-Medical.net Country:Australia
Dyslexia "an excuse for dumb kids"
Julian Elliott, a leading educational psychologist at Durham University, says he has found no evidence to identify dyslexia as a medical condition after more than 30 years of research.
Sort by: Date:May 29th, 2007 Publisher:Daily Telegraph Country:Australia
Superfish back in the swim
Swimming Australia announced yesterday that Nerice Holland, 19, will represent the nation in the 400m freestyle at a world titles in Belgium later this year. What makes the achievement more special is the fact the Brisbane girl is intellectually disabled with a severe learning disability.
Sort by: Date:May 29th, 2007 Publisher:NEWS.com.au Country:Australia
Va-Va Bloom
A story about Orlando Bloom, in which it states "Diagnosed with dyslexia, he says he wasn’t particularly sporty or academic as a child. His mother, Sonia, encouraged both Bloom, and his older sister, Samantha (who is now also an actor), to attend drama and art classes."
Sort by: Date:May 27th, 2007 Publisher:Daily Telegraph Country:Australia
Class had 29 teachers a year
THE NSW Government has ordered a review of relief teaching after a mother claimed her nine-year-old son (who has dyslexia) had 29 teachers in one year.
Sort by: Date:May 27th, 2007 Publisher:Daily Telegraph Country:Australia
Rebekah's eight-year battle teaches schools a lesson
THE state Education Department has been criticised for discriminating against a student who has a severe language disorder and learning disability, and had repeatedly applied for classroom assistance since 1999, by failing to provide a teaching aide.
Sort by: Date:May 23rd, 2007 Publisher:The Age Country:Australia
ABC Audio book arm cut
The ABC lost a lot of friends today among the blind, the partially sighted, and people with literacy problems when it decided to close down its Audio book arm.
Sort by: Date:May 19th, 2007 Publisher:ABC Online Country:Australia
Catholic school ousts siblings without consent
A MELBOURNE Catholic school has removed three siblings without their parents' consent, prompting claims of discrimination, because the eldest child has a learning disability.
Sort by: Date:May 18th, 2007 Publisher:The Age Country:Australia
Dyslexic man told 'put meeting request in writing'
A DYSLEXIC man is taking the NSW Government to court because he was told to "put it in writing" when he tried to organise a meeting with a minister.
Sort by: Date:May 6th, 2007 Publisher:NEWS.com.au Country:Australia
Doctor shuts door on Dore
He said non-medication treatments, such as the Dore program, did not work. Dore Achievement Centres offer drug-free therapy for ADHD, dyslexia, dyspraxia and Asperger's syndrome through exercise and mental tasks to contain the symptoms of ADHD. ''It's a way of modifying their behaviour but it's not very effective,'' Dr Kohn said.
Sort by: Date:May 2nd, 2007 Publisher:Parramatta Sun Country:Australia
