Intellectual and developmental disability
Alternative labels
Learning disability
Intellectual disability
Report
‘Not as connected with people as they want to be’ - optimising outcomes for people with intellectual disability in supported living arrangements
Although small scale, this study has added new knowledge to the limited understanding of the supported living arrangements for people with intellectual disability in Australia, and to the wider literature.
Report
“It’s different in the country” supporting ageing-in-place for people with developmental disability: an exploration of rural and metropolitan perspectives
This report assesses the gaps that exist in current disability and aged care sectors, including generic and specialist levels of care, that are required for successful ageing of people with developmental disabilities in both rural and urban regions of NSW and Queensland.
Report
Improving staff capacity to form and facilitate relationships for people with severe intellectual disability: ‘it’s a slow process’
The study aim discussed in this report was to evaluate whether an intervention based on the relationship model would lead to change in the frequency of social interaction, and the nature of the relationship between direct support staff and people with severe intellectual disability.
Report
KA, KB, KC and KD v Commonwealth of Australia: report into arbitrary detention, inhumane conditions of detention and the right of people with disabilities to live in the community with choices equal to others
This report argues that the Commonwealth has failed to work with the Northern Territory to provide accommodation and other support services, other than accommodation in a maximum security prison, for people with intellectual disabilities who are unfit to plead to criminal charges.
Technical report
The number and characteristics of parents with intellectual disability from Centrelink income support administrative data
This technical report details the processes undertaken to estimate the number of parents with intellectual disability on social security payments in Australia and their characteristics at a given time period.