Make Decisions Real is a national project codesigned by people with an intellectual disability for people with disabilities and families about making decisions.
Background
Supported Decision Making is about helping people with a disability make their own decisions with the right support.
There have been many supported decision making projects in Australia, but very few led by people with an intellectual disability.
Our Make Decisions Real project aims to:
- increase the knowledge and skills of people with an intellectual disability and the people who support them about making decisions
- increase peoples’ confidence in making their own decisions
- give people greater choice, opportunities and independence
Make Decisions Real project is funded by a National Disability Insurance Agency Information Linkages and Capacity Building (ILC) grant and will run until June 2024.
What we are doing
- Exploring the decisions people with an intellectual disability make about their money
- Developing resources with people with an intellectual disability and their families, which will help people make decisions about their money, in the context of the NDIS and their supports
What we have done
- Evaluated existing supported decision-making resources across Australia
- Co-designed resources and workshops with people with an intellectual disability
- Made videos about people with an intellectual disability doing supported decision making
- Run online and face-face workshops about supported decision making for and by people with an intellectual disability
