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“How to Make Easy Read Books”

Image description: Easy Read icon on the left, with image in centre of a cross or "X" over a complicated form and a check mark in green on a simplified form. And booklet cover on right with title "How to Make Easy Read Books".
Simplify your communication materials – create clear, easy to understand materials. We’re thrilled to introduce our latest resource: the “How to Make Easy Read Books” booklet. Easy Read is a a special way to make information easier for people with intellectual…

New in 2024: courses in Complex Communication Needs and Positive Behaviour Support

teacher assisting student as a communication partner with his use of a communication book, which is held up in front of him seated in a wheelchair
Two new and groundbreaking post-graduate certificate courses at Curtin University are set to transform the landscape of disability support in 2024. Positive Behaviour Support: Extending Understanding, Shaping Empathy Curtin University’s graduate course in Positive Behaviour Support is an opportunity for…

Helping government staff provide solutions for people with communication difficulties

table with various Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) tools and devices laid out on display
Helping provide solutions for people with communication difficulties is one of our key focus areas. To increase awareness of communication disability and help people who may work with people with disability we’ve run a few workshops over the course of…

A ‘flash recap’ video of AAC in Early Childhood Education for Communication Success: workshop

variety of Aided Language Display (ALD) sheets with a piece of paper in the centre that has writing on it in green texta pen, "to communicate needs and wants, connection,different ways to communicate".
This is a snapshot of our popular workshop “AAC in Early Childhood Education – Supporting Children with little or no speech in Early Childhood Education K-2”. DDWA runs this a few time each year for people who work in early…

Getting ready to move out of home – survey results, and resources to help you now

DDWA are aware that many young people with a disability and their families are looking for ways to build their skills, so they can move into a home of their own. In April, we asked you to respond to our…

Off to School: a guide for parents of children with developmental disability in WA

front cover of Off to School booklet with young boy smiling, holding his lunch bag
Is your child starting school and has a developmental delay or disability, or do you work with young children who have recently started school or will do so soon? This new resource is for you! Our new “Off to School”…

Can my local public school say they cannot accommodate my child’s needs and decline enrolment?

boy with a book looking shocked
No. The rights of children with disability to attend their local public school is protected by the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 and the Disability Standards for Education 2005, which reflects Australia’s international law obligations under the Convention on the Rights of…

What are my options if the current school isn’t working out for my child and we have tried everything we can to make it work?

picture of colourful school lockers
Changing schools when things are not working out is an option some parents choose to explore. If you reach that point you can contact the appropriate office in the public, Catholic or Independent school systems: Regional Office Education Department:  https://www.education.wa.edu.au/contact…