Intellectual and developmental disability
Alternative labels
Learning disability
Intellectual disability
Report
Achieving a ‘sense of purpose’: pathways to employment for NDIS participants with intellectual disability, on the autism spectrum and/with psychosocial disability
This report presents research findings from the Employment Research Project aimed at exploring the barriers and enablers to gaining and maintaining paid employment for NDIS participants with intellectual disability, on the autism spectrum, and/or with psychosocial disability.
Systematic review
Evidence review: strategies to increase employment and economic participation for people with a cognitive disability
Commissioned by the National Disability Insurance Agency this research was undertaken to discover what helps people with autism, intellectual disability and psychosocial disabilities find and keep a job.
Journal article
Paternalism to empowerment: all in the eye of the beholder?
This article reports findings from the first set of qualitative data from a study aimed to further understand practices of decision support for people with cognitive disabilities and assess the impact of training supporters in an evidence-based practice framework.
Video
What is a microenterprise?
A series of videos about microenterprises to learn about what they are and how to plan for one. A microenterprise is a small business established to create meaningful employment for a person with intellectual disability. It provides a pathway to self‑employment, tailored to the individual’s strengths, interests and needs. Each microenterprise is designed to reflect...
Report
After-school jobs for students with intellectual disabilities
This study includes a literature review about after school work for young people with intellectual disabilities and a collection of empirical data about the experiences of participants in the After School Jobs project.