Intellectual and developmental disability
Alternative labels
Learning disability
Intellectual disability
Journal article
Possibility and risk in encounter between people with and without intellectual disability
This article draws on risk literature, encounter literature, and examples from the authors’ previously published studies on encounter and work integrated social enterprises involving people with and without intellectual disability.
Guide
Employing people with intellectual disability
This guide shares information on things to consider when thinking about how to best support a person with intellectual disability at work.
Assessment
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: an assessment of Australia’s level of compliance
The purpose of this report is to assess Australia’s level of compliance with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), which upholds the human rights and inherent dignity of people with disability.
Report
People with intellectual disability and their lived experiences of gambling
Through one-on-one interviews with people with an intellectual disability, and focus groups with supporters of people with an intellectual disability, this study aims to broaden the understanding of the risks gambling may have on someone with an intellectual disability.
Journal article
Creating opportunities for convivial encounters for people with intellectual disabilities: “It looks like an accident”
The study provides a blueprint for scaling up or creating interventions to create opportunities for convivial encounters, and opens lines of enquiry about staff competences needed and parameters for costing this type of intervention.