Intellectual and developmental disability
Alternative labels
Learning disability
Intellectual disability
Report
Fostering employment for people with intellectual disability: the evidence to date
This report brings together evidence to guide Inclusion Australia’s Everyone Can Work website, outlining research on factors that influence employment outcomes for people with intellectual disability. It summarises key influences, effective support programs, and outcomes in open employment. Overall, the research highlights clear mechanisms and individualised supports that help people with intellectual disability gain meaningful...
Working paper
A tale of two risks: risk assessments and treatment of two dangerous long-term New Zealand detainees
This paper compares two cases of long-term detention on the basis of claimed risks to public safety in New Zealand, a common law jurisdiction. It considers whether either of the men or both are reliably or adequately shown to be dangerous, given difficulties in risk prediction; whether detention for such lengthy terms can be classified...
Journal article
Understanding paid support relationships: possibilities for mutual recognition between young people with disability and their support workers
This paper reports on recent research that explored the role of relationships with paid support workers in strengthening the rights and wellbeing of young people with cognitive disability in Australia.
Journal article
Weighing up the risks and benefits of community gambling venues as recreational spaces for people with lifelong disability
Although researchers have explored how adults and children engage with community gambling venues, there is limited understanding about the potential risks and benefits of these venues for people with lifelong disability.
Journal article
Community participation as identity and belonging: a case study of Arts Project Australia. “I am an artist”
This study aimed to describe the program logic and outcomes of a program that aimed to support community participation through increasing participants’ sense of identity and belonging to the Arts community.