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Komesaroff, Linda – Education and the Law, 2005
Over the past decade, a growing number of complaints have been made against Australian education authorities over the language of instruction used to teach deaf children. The complaints, made under the "Disability Discrimination Act", were lodged with the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission for investigation and possible…
Descriptors: Disability Discrimination, Federal Courts, Language of Instruction, Deafness