Julia Gillards announced spending in the budget of 200 million for education for disabled students is a con.  This is spending to create New Middle Class Welfare Jobs at the tax payers expense and none of it will directly financially benefit disabled children either in healthcare or getting their bills paid.  

Another heartless middle class welfare scam at the expense of the needy and the tax payer.

PM Julia Gillard announce $200m in funds for students with disabilities

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/more-news/pm-julia-gillard-announce-200m-in-fun...

STUDENTS with disabilities will get more support and equipment at school through a $200 million program to be included in the federal Budget.

Prime Minister Julia Gillard said the money would start to make a “significant” difference in children’s lives from term one, next year.

The funding will go towards things such as speech therapy, new audio-visual materials and in-class support including teacher aides and health staff.

Support for teachers will also be boosted to improve lesson planning and enable better use of specialist staff and expert advice.

Ms Gillard said it was important to lift standards in schools to help all students of all abilities.

“Every student in every school deserves a great education and this extra funding will help ensure that students with disability get that same opportunity,” Ms Gillard said.

Ms Gillard said the budget, to be delivered next week, would be “tough”.

She said she understood people would judge her government on its choices, and this new promise for children with disabilities was the right choice to make.

“This will make a significant difference for thousands of children with disabilities at school and their families.”

There are more than 164,000 students with disabilities in Australian schools.

School Education Minister Peter Garrett said all Government, Catholic and Independent schools that teach students with a disability are eligible for funding.

He said that the government had consultated with school principals, disability organisations, unions and communities to establish the package.

“The Gillard Government will immediately work with the States, Territories and education authorities on how the new funding can be delivered to achieve maximum benefit for students with disability,” he said.

Kat wrote on May 3^rd, 2011 at 2:23pm:

It is strait out theft of the Tax payers money by the middle class, for their own welfare and jobs creation.

Private Tax Payer Funded Middle class welfare jobs - we'll screw you, our big fat tax payer funded salaries depend upon it...