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Why Bother About Disabled Children?

Why Bother About Disabled Children?. Eric Emerson. Why?. A significant minority of children are disabled Disabled children have low ‘well-being’ Disabled children constitutive a very significant minority of children with low ‘well-being’

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Why Bother About Disabled Children?

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  1. Why Bother About Disabled Children? Eric Emerson

  2. Why? • A significant minority of children are disabled • Disabled children have low ‘well-being’ • Disabled children constitutive a very significant minority of children with low ‘well-being’ • National and international obligations & commitments to monitor and redress the disadvantage faced by disabled children

  3. Child Disability & Disadvantage: Australia Data Source: HILDA

  4. Child Disability & Disadvantage: Low/Middle Income Countries Data Source: Unicef MICS3

  5. Why? • A significant minority of children are disabled • Disabled children have low ‘well-being’ • Disabled children constitutive a very significant minority of children with low ‘well-being’ • National and international obligations & commitments to monitor and redress the disadvantage faced by disabled children

  6. Well-Being & Disability: Australia 2007 • 13% of Australian adolescents and young adults report disability • However .... • 26% of victims of violence report disability • 30% of young people not in education or employment report disability • 39% of childless young people not in education or employment report disability

  7. Why? • A significant minority of children are disabled • Disabled children have low ‘well-being’ • Disabled children constitutive a very significant minority of children with low ‘well-being’ • National and international obligations & commitments to monitor and redress the disadvantage faced by disabled children

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