
Most parents find out about the Disability Standards for Education at the worst possible moment: after something has gone wrong, three meetings deep and exhausted.
This guide explains them in plain English, so you walk into your next meeting knowing that what you're asking for is normal, expected, and already written down. It's not about fighting your school. It gives you and the school a shared language.
Inside the 13-page guide:
What the Standards actually say, including "on the same basis" and reasonable adjustments
Your right to be consulted, and the five areas the Standards cover
Four things you may hear from a school, and what they really mean
12 phrase swaps for meetings
A fillable page to map your child's barriers before the meeting
What to do, step by step, when it isn't happening
A cut-out card with six questions to take into any meeting
For Australian families. Written by Dom: 28 years in education, master's in disabilities, former Assistant Principal. General information from an education and disability perspective, not legal advice.