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Sally Robinson

Guide

Working together to prevent everyday harm

Eleanor Watson, Ciara Smyth, Su Su Tun, Heikki Ikaheimo

Everyday harm, such as being ignored or talked badly about, or not having your choices and preferences acted on, happens often to people with disability. This guide provides advice on how to notice, acknowledge and respond to harm, as well as how to repair harm and make changes so it doesn't happen again.
Journal article

Rethinking how people with cognitive disability complain

Heikki Ikaheimo
People with cognitive disability express dissatisfaction in varied ways, often missed by support workers. This study shows complaints can be verbal, behavioural or silent, and effective support relies on mutual recognition and broader understandings of “complaining.” Improving awareness and responses is essential, and further research is needed to understand what helps or hinders people and...
Journal article

Shifting power to people with disability in codesigned research

I. Burton-Clark
This paper explores tensions navigated by researchers and project leaders when involving people with disability as experts in co-design and in the core team. Part of an evaluation aiming to improve paid employment of people with intellectual disability is used to consider this work.
Journal article

On-the-job training supports for people with intellectual disability employed in aged care

This study describes components of training provided to people with intellectual disability undergoing traineeships for 12 months in four aged care services. It finds that successful traineeships for people with intellectual disability require support from both the trainee and mentors.
Evaluation

Road to employment: final evaluation report

Kiri Lay

Australians with disability of all ages experience barriers to finding and staying in work. This project works with employers, schools, students and families to change employment expectations of people with disability.

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