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Career Development for young people with a disability

February 2011

Are you a young person with a disability aged between 15 and 18 years who is currently in secondary school? If so, Urbis would like to hear from you. Urbis is undertaking research into the career development needs and wants of young people. There is an opportunity to have your say as part of a focus group.

If you would like to take part in this focus group please contact Ruth Robinson at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  to register your interest.

 For more information on this project, please click here.

Making the Move and Stepping out - Transition Information Kits

September 2010

The NSW Government has produced two information kits that will help families with a child who has a disability to cope with their progression through school. The resources cover the transition from primary to secondary school and the final years of secondary education.

Making the move supports families in planning and managing the transition of their child with a disability from primary to secondary school. For more information, please click here.

 Stepping out provides information to help families support their teenage son or daughter with a disability as they completed the final school years and started their life as a young adult. For more information, please click here.

The Provision of Education to Students with a Disability or Special Needs Report from the NSW Legislative Council General Standing Committee No. 2 Report 34

19 July 2010

Please click here for the downloadable document

Free Family Law Information Sessions

4 May 2010

Sessions are from 12.30pm-1.30pm or 5.30pm-6.30pm at 118 Sussex Street Sydney.

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Making the Education Revolution Acccessible for Everyone

5 June 2009

Australia — Disability Discrimination Commissioner, Graeme Innes, has congratulated the Minister for Education, Employment and Workplace Relations and her Department on the preparation of a fact sheet on the interaction of proposed new Disability (Access to Premises - Buildings) Standards (Premises Standards) and the Building the Education Revolution (BER) program.

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School Leavers with the Disability Urged to go to University

3 August 2009

School leavers with a disability will today be urged to pursue their education at university.

The NSW Minister for Disability Services Paul Lynch will push home the message when launching the inaugural Disability Awareness Week at the University of NSW.