Inclusion Australia

Did you know only 7% of people with intellectual disability are doing their Annual Health Assessment with their GP? Help us change this. It's Doctor Time! is about choosing a special time of year to book a yearly health check with the GP. It's all part of our national campaign to help increase the number of people with intellectual disability seeing their GP for their Annual Health Assessment. We have lots of resources in our Supporter Kit to help you encourage the people you work with to book their yearly health check. Find it all at https://lnkd.in/gaqNFVYF 

Foundational Supports – what are some key themes and insights from the consultations so far! The online webinar will be an opportunity to find out: • Some of the ideas people have raised about Foundational Supports • Provide further input about these ideas or others you'd like to contribute (via an interactive online tool) When: Friday November 29 Time: 12pm – 1.30pm (AEDT) Register here: https://lnkd.in/ek_WcMMq You can find our plain English resource about foundational supports here: https://lnkd.in/gA7Hw7Zt

It’s not too late to have your say on Foundational Supports! Community consultations close on Thursday 5 December 2024. You can have your say by: • a questionnaire on general supports or supports for children under 9 with developmental concern delay and/or disability and their families • comment on the online ideas wall • attend a consultation event. Face to face events have finished, tickets are available for some of remaining online events. You can find more information and the different ways you can contribute here: https://lnkd.in/gSym58FT

You might have heard about Foundational Supports for people with disability. These will be specific supports available outside of the NDIS to help people with disability, their families and carers. We have written some plain language information to help explain Foundational Supports which you can find here: https://lnkd.in/gA7Hw7Zt              We are working hard to make sure that these changes will work for people with an intellectual disability – including people with very high support needs. We want as many people as possible to know about foundational supports so please share this information with your friends, family and networks. 

On 5 December 1pm - 4pm (AEST), the National Disability Research Partnership (NDRP) is holding its first FREE online Evidence to Action Event. We are pleased to be collaborating on this event with NDRP and People with Disability Australia (PWDA). Our CEO Catherine McAlpine will be part of a panel discussing the research and evidence gaps on how to eliminate restrictive practices. The event will discuss other important topics related to the research needed to uphold the rights and safety of people with disability. Find out more about the event, the speakers and register to attend via this link: https://buff.ly/3YzV6y7 A Safety and Wellbeing Officer will support the event. For more information, contact Sue Tape (Head of Evidence to Action) at info@NDRP.org.au or call 03 9000 3813.

Next week Australasian Society for Intellectual Disability (ASID) are hosting an event about the Disability Royal Commission – One Year On. Luke Nelson and Maeve Kennedy from Inclusion Australia will be co-presenting on 'What has happened since the Disability Royal Commission and what this means for people with intellectual disabilities'. When: Thursday 28th November Time: 10am-3:30pm (AEST). You can attend in person or online. Register here: https://lnkd.in/gzwT54Be You will also hear from people with intellectual disabilities, service providers, peak bodies and academics about what the Royal Commission found and what needs to happen next.

As part of our national campaign It's Doctor Time! we have created lots of useful resources to support people with intellectual disability to get their yearly health check! People with intellectual disability told us that preparing to go to the GP can feel hard. We made a Social Story to help people feel more at ease when getting their yearly health check! Find our Social Story at https://lnkd.in/gaqNFVYF and browse all of our Easy Read information, factsheets, videos and more. Please share with the people you work with!

❗Did you know that only 7% of people with intellectual disability are getting their yearly health check? It's Doctor Time! is all about turning this around. We want to encourage more people with intellectual disability to get their yearly health checks by choosing a special time of the year and making it Doctor Time every year! What can you do?  ✅ go to https://lnkd.in/eVde94m2 to learn more about It's Doctor Time!  ✅ find Easy Read information, factsheets, videos and more to support people with intellectual disability to get their yearly health check  ✅ choose a special time of the year and make it Doctor Time! Together, we can encourage more people to get their Medicare-supported yearly health check. #ItsDoctorTime #HealthChecks #IntellectualDisability #DisabilitySupport 

The Independent Advisory Council (IAC) Equity and Inclusion Reference Group met in August. IAC gives advice about ways to make the NDIS better. You can find an Easy Read meeting notes here: https://lnkd.in/gfWzCSBr They discussed: • What members have heard in their communities • LGBTIQASB+ Summit outcomes • Intersectionality and trauma informed practices Find out more about the group here and all Easy Read documents: https://lnkd.in/gBpJSnPP

The Australian Government has responded to the report on the purpose, intent and adequacy of the Disability Support Pension (DSP). People with Disability Australia (PWDA), ACOSS Australian Council of Social Service and disability advocacy organisations have expressed alarm at the Government’s dismissal of the report’s recommendations. They are calling for urgent action to address barriers to accessing the DSP. Read the full media statement here: https://lnkd.in/gyKdASCj Endorsing this statement, Inclusion Australia CEO Catherine McAlpine: “The DSP system disincentivises work for real wages due to the threshold and taper rate. People avoid employment due to the fear of their DSP being taken away, or remain tied to Australian Disability Enterprise employment. We need this to change. Inclusion Australia is calling on the Government to urgently address these issues and show its support for people with an intellectual disability and their families.”