![]() ![]() The intention of the drafting parties to establish the child as an independent and active right holder (Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, 2007) included the focus on the evolving autonomy of the child (Committee on the Rights of the Child, 2009). In previous children’s rights instruments, such as the 1924 and the 1959 Declaration on the Rights of the Child, the focus of its provision was the child’s welfare. It uniquely embodies the shift in the perception of a child from that of a passive object of law and in sole need of protection to an active participant in the process of decision-making as intended by the Convention (Tobin, 2019). All children and students who experience disability, their parents/carers/advocates, teachers and members of the school community have the responsibility to operate within the legal framework provided by the Australian and South Australian governments.The principle of inclusion and participation is based on the right to respect the views of the child implemented by Article 12 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (The Convention or CRC).All children and students who experience disability, their parents/carers/advocates, teachers and members of the early childhood education and care centre and school communities have the right to be safe – physically, emotionally, culturally and socially and to be treated respectfully.All children and students who experience disability have the right to an appropriate and adequate allocation of resources to enable their right to access and participate meaningfully in education.Teachers, early childhood education and care centre and school communities and the parents/carers/advocates of children and students who experience disability have the responsibility for taking action for inclusive behaviour in their education and care setting.All children and students who experience disability have the right to develop to their fullest potential and to be active, valued citizens in the community.All children and students who experience disability have the ability to learn and the right to exercise their voice, choice and control in managing their own educational experiences.All children and students who experience disability have the right to access and participate in education. ![]() ![]()
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