The Council for Intellectual Disability is hosting an online workshop focused on increasing awareness of intellectual disability and the barriers people often face when accessing healthcare in Australia. Evidence shows that people with intellectual disability experience poorer health outcomes compared to the general population. The National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards User Guide for the Health Care of People with Intellectual Disability highlights the need for inclusive practice to help address these inequalities.
About the Workshop
The next session will run on Thursday 28 August, 12.30pm–1.30pm, with registration available through the Council for Intellectual Disability: Register here. If you are unable to attend on this date, the workshop is also offered on the last Thursday of each month.
The session is co-facilitated by team members with lived experience of intellectual disability. This gives participants the opportunity to hear first-hand perspectives and gain practical strategies to improve healthcare delivery.
Learning Outcomes
Participants will:
- Gain lived experience insights from facilitators
- Understand the importance of person-centred and inclusive practice
- Explore reasonable adjustments that can be made for people with intellectual disability
- Learn about inclusive communication skills
- Access free resources that support inclusive practice
- Be introduced to the free Just Include Me online learning program
These workshops can also be adapted to the needs of individual organisations, with relevant scenarios and activities included.
Free Resources from the Council for Intellectual Disability
The Council for Intellectual Disability provides a wide range of free online training and resources to support health workers and organisations in creating more inclusive healthcare. These include:
- Just Include Me online learning, which covers communication, reasonable adjustments, and inclusive practice
- My Health Matters folder and My Health Cards, designed to help people communicate more effectively with health professionals
- Practical guides about behaviour as communication, consent and decision-making, and inclusive virtual healthcare
For further information about these resources and projects, visit: Council for Intellectual Disability Health Projects.
Autism Advisory & Support Service are not the organisers of this event nor the point of contact. We do however encourage our followers to explore these valuable opportunities and resources to support better healthcare outcomes for people with intellectual disability.
