This submission made it much more possible for people with intellectual disability to feel comfortable sharing their story with the Disability Royal Commission.
Content warning: these stories contain details that may distress some readers.
Blue Knot Foundation runs free counselling for people with disability and their families if anything in these stories has raised concerns for you.
In this story, family members and advocates of people with an intellectual disability talk about their concerns about restrictive practices, how they are used and regulated.
In this story, people with intellectual disability, their families and advocates talk about community attitudes and some of the different ways that people with intellectual disability are denied access to their human rights.
This story talks about the systemic failings of governments in general and the disability sector in particular — and shows how those failings endanger the lives of people with intellectual disability and their families.
The Everyone Can Work website is about making the pathways to open employment more accessible. Wherever you are on your journey to open employment, this website can help you learn about what services and supports are available to help you take the next step.
It also includes videos from people with intellectual disability and their families about the work they do and the steps they’ve taken to get to where they are.
