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‘For my safety’

This research by the office of the eSafety Commissioner explores experiences of technology-facilitated abuse among women living with intellectual or cognitive…

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Council for Intellectual Disability Position Statement on Technology

Our friends at CID have written a position statement on technology. People with intellectual disability have the right to effective communications to let them…

Disability Royal Commission - Hearing Update

Disability Royal Commission explores education and training of health care professionals in relation to people with congitive disability

The Disability Royal Commission is exploring education and training of health care professionals in relation to people with a cognitive disability in a public…

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Disability Royal Commission looks at the criminal justice system

The Disability Royal Commission is holding Public hearing 11: The experiences of people with cognitive disability in the criminal justice system. The hear…

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Dulcie Stone Writing Competition

Time on your hands? Fancy yourself an author or storyteller? Have a story to tell? Or, do you draw? Do you have an intellectual disability? Then this writing c…

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Easy English Sexual Health Resources

Respect, Rights and Consent. There is a need for both simple resources and Easy English resources on Sexual health. Information to help with: Decision-ma…

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Easy For Me

The Information Access Group has made an Easy Read magazine full of things you can do while you stay safe at home because of COVID-19.

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Gary's Story

We want to share some of the ways our PossABLE Advocates have supported, changed lives and advocated for people with disability. This is *Gary's Story.

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Health Passports, Hospital Companion Documents

These tools can assist a person with disability if they need to go to the hospital. These documents have been developed to help frontline healthcare staff unde…

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Healthy Mind - mental health program for people with intellectual disability

The Black Dog Institute, in collaboration with others, has launched an online program offering mental health support to those living with intellectual disabili…

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How to get a Mental Health Care Plan

In this article, we explain the steps to getting a Mental Health Care Plan, the rebates, situations where extra services may available, such as Better Access…

How to Stop the Spread of COVID-19

This video is about what you can do to stop the spread of COVID-19. COVID-19, also known as coronavirus, is a virus that has made lots of people sick all aroun…

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Royal Commission looks into health for people with intellectual disability

The Royal Commission on Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability resumes this week with a public hearing on health care, investigati…

Speech Pathology Week

Massive shoutout to Speech Pathologists this week! It's Speech Pathology Week. The theme for Speech Pathology Week in 2021 is: Communication is…

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Talking End of Life

Death is a part of life. Too often death is a taboo in our society, and people avoid talking about or planning for it. This taboo is even more obvious when peo…

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The Bumpy Road - Easy English resources for parents with disability

The Bumpy Road is a website with Easy English Resources about Community Services in NSW. It uses simple language to help you understand your rights. There are…

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Tips for travelling with children with disabilities.

As parents, we all want our children to be the best possible person they can be. Part of their learning journey is about providing them with new experiences, p…

Visibility Podcast

Newly launched, is CID's Visibility Podcast. A space for people with Intellectual disability to share their stories, have a voice and be heard…

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Wrap your ears around these disability podcasts

Podcasts can be a great way to get information. You can listen when it suits you and, while you exercise, do chores or just chill out. Here's a great range of…