Students with Special Needs

Refers to students with educational needs

outside the expected range

Many of these students were previously

educated in separate educational facilities or

institutions or received no formal education

In spite of this…

In spite of this…

Christy Brown (CP)

Author/Poet/Painter

In spite of this…

Christy Brown (CP)

Author/Poet/Painter Helen Keller (deafblind)Author/Activist/Lecturer

In spite of this…

Christy Brown (CP)

Author/Poet/Painter Helen Keller (deafblind)Author/Activist/LecturerAlbert Einstein (Asperger’s)

Theoretical Physicist

In spite of this…

Christy Brown (CP)

Author/Poet/Painter Helen Keller (deafblind)Author/Activist/LecturerAlbert Einstein (Asperger’s)

Theoretical Physicist

John Nash (Schizophrenia)Mathematician

In spite of this…

Christy Brown (CP)

Author/Poet/Painter Helen Keller (deafblind)Author/Activist/LecturerAlbert Einstein (Asperger’s)

Theoretical Physicist

John Nash (Schizophrenia)MathematicianRubin Carter (Speech

difference) - Boxer

In spite of this…

Christy Brown (CP)

Author/Poet/Painter Helen Keller (deafblind)Author/Activist/LecturerAlbert Einstein (Asperger’s)

Theoretical Physicist

John Nash (Schizophrenia)MathematicianRubin Carter (Speech

difference) - BoxerEvelyn Glennie (deaf)

Xylophonist/piper

In spite of this…

Christy Brown (CP)

Author/Poet/Painter Helen Keller (deafblind)Author/Activist/LecturerAlbert Einstein (Asperger’s)

Theoretical Physicist

John Nash (Schizophrenia)MathematicianRubin Carter (Speech

difference) - Boxer

Frida Kahlo (polio)Painter

Evelyn Glennie (deaf)

Xylophonist/piper

In spite of this…

Christy Brown (CP)

Author/Poet/Painter Helen Keller (deafblind)Author/Activist/LecturerAlbert Einstein (Asperger’s)

Theoretical Physicist

John Nash (Schizophrenia)MathematicianRubin Carter (Speech

difference) - Boxer

Frida Kahlo (polio)Painter

Evelyn Glennie (deaf)

Xylophonist/piper

Temple Grandin (Autism)Animal scientist/professor

In spite of this…

Christy Brown (CP)

Author/Poet/Painter Helen Keller (deafblind)Author/Activist/LecturerAlbert Einstein (Asperger’s)

Theoretical Physicist

John Nash (Schizophrenia)MathematicianRubin Carter (Speech

difference) - Boxer

Frida Kahlo (polio)Painter

Evelyn Glennie (deaf)

Xylophonist/piper

Temple Grandin (Autism)Animal scientist/professor

Zhou Zhou (Down Syndrome)

Conductor

In spite of this…

Christy Brown (CP)

Author/Poet/Painter Helen Keller (deafblind)Author/Activist/LecturerAlbert Einstein (Asperger’s)

Theoretical Physicist

John Nash (Schizophrenia)MathematicianRubin Carter (Speech

difference) - Boxer

Frida Kahlo (polio)Painter

Evelyn Glennie (deaf)

Xylophonist/piper

Temple Grandin (Autism)Animal scientist/professor

Zhou Zhou (Down Syndrome)

Conductor

Gurrumul Yunupingu (Blind)Musician

How did these adolescents learn?

• Adaptive compensation• Desire to learn• Faith and interest of teachers/families• Love and support• Socio-economically advantaged• Positive and negative reinforcement

What can WE learn from them?

• Never judge or write-off• If you don’t feel you can be a positive

influence – try at least to not be a negative influence

• Model acceptance and faith

LegislationDisability is defined in Australian legislation as ‘a disorder or

malfunction that results in the person learning differently from a person without

the disorder or malfunction’ (Disability Discrimination Act, 1992)

Under the Disability Discrimination Act (1992), it is unlawful for an educational authority or educational provider to discriminate against a student on the ground of the student’s disability. This includes • denying or limiting the student’s access to any benefit provided by the

educational authority

• by developing curricula or training courses having a content that will either

exclude the person from participation, or subject the person to any other

detriment

LegislationDisability Standards for Education (2005)