1. Why Bother About Disabled Children? Eric Emerson

2. Why? 1.A significant minority of children are disabled 2.Disabled children have low ‘well-being’ 3.Disabled children constitutive a very significant minority of children with low ‘well- being’ 4.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? 1.A significant minority of children are disabled 2.Disabled children have low ‘well-being’ 3.Disabled children constitutive a very significant minority of children with low ‘well- being’ 4.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? 1.A significant minority of children are disabled 2.Disabled children have low ‘well-being’ 3.Disabled children constitutive a very significant minority of children with low ‘well- being’ 4.National and international obligations & commitments to monitor and redress the disadvantage faced by disabled children