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Students with disability equipment loan and trial service

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​​​​​Purpose

To assist identified schools and regions to purchase and maintain specialised equipment available for loan and trial under the program.

This service will support access and participation in schooling and improve educational outcomes for students with disability through the provision of selected equipment to support learning​.

This is a statewide and regionalised service, providing a range of specialised equipment available for trial by students with disabilities at school. Access to this service assists schools to plan for educational adjustments and to trial equipment to ensure suitability prior to purchase.

Duration of program

Ongoing

Eligibility

All state schools and non-state schools.

Allocation of funds

An annual fixed budget of $150,000 is distributed to regional offices and host schools for Statewide Equipment Trial Services.

Allocations are determined by a sliding scale calculated by relative size of student population in each region. Regional offices may distribute funds to a host school or administer the loan scheme regionally.

In October 2021, a one-off additional payment of $26,075 was approved by the Executive Management Board (EMB) for Mt Ommaney Special School. The request is for additional resources for the state-wide loans service that are highly specialised. Some of these items are replacement items for older pieces of equipment. Equipment includes: Electric change table-junior, Oxford advance hoist, Quickie 2 wheelchair, Rifton activity chair – Medium hi lo base, Quickie Iris Tilt in space wheelchair.

HostAnnual allocation
Narbethong Special School (Statewide services for students with vision impairment)$20,000
Mount Ommaney Special School (Statewide Equipment Trial Service)$30,000
Metropolitan, South East* and North Coast* regions$20,000 each
Darling Downs South West, Far North Queensland, North Queensland, Central Queensland regions$10,000 each

*Funding provided to South East and North Coast regions is not distributed to schools and is used by the region to manage the program outcomes.

Payment details

PaymentDuring month ofProportion of allocation paid
AnnualAugust100%

Data requirements

DataSourceTime collected
Enrolment data—for regional allocationsPerformance Monitoring and Reporting​July

Further information

For further information, please refer to the Inclusive education policy statement.

Contact

Director—Statewide Services,
State Schools—Disability and Inclusion
Phone: (07) 3034 5061

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Last updated 20 January 2023