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Organisation

Inclusion Australia

Website

Everyone can work: Employment pathways for people with intellectual disability


This website supports people with intellectual disability to understand, plan for and access open employment. It brings together Easy Read information, real life stories, workshops and guidance on supports such as the National Disability Insurance Scheme NDIS, Disability Employment Services DES and Disability Support Pension DSP, helping individuals, families and employers navigate pathways to meaningful...
Submission

Supported employment: submission to the Department of Social Services


A submission by Inclusion Australia in response to the Department of Social Services’ (DSS) discussion paper: Next Steps in Supported Employment. The submission directly addresses all seven consultation questions posed in the discussion paper and it also raises broader systemic issues that extend beyond the immediate scope of supported employment services. The submission provides 29...
Position paper

Human rights-based needs assessment model

Australian Autism Alliance, Down Syndrome Australia, National Mental Health Consumer Alliance, Physical Disability Australia

This position statement offers recommendations to guide the Australian Government's transition to a new human rights-based needs assessment model. It urges policymakers and stakeholders to embed human rights, co-design and trusted relationships at the centre of this reform. It makes a series of recommendations for implementation.
Guide

What is intellectual disability?


This guide describes intellectual disability and includes topics such as the causes of intellectual disability, diagnosis of intellectual disability and support for people with intellectual disability. It also includes information about how to talk about intellectual disability and how to increase the voice of people with intellectual disability.
Discussion paper

Reasonable and necessary supports


In recent years the NDIS has faced demands to be more financially sustainable as a greater number of participants than expected has entered the scheme. This paper outlines the pressures on the NDIS relating to entry, and decisions around what constitutes ‘reasonable and necessary’ supports.

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