This website supports people with intellectual disability to understand, plan for and access open employment. It brings together Easy Read information, real life stories, workshops and guidance on supports such as the National Disability Insurance Scheme NDIS, Disability Employment Services DES and Disability Support Pension DSP, helping individuals, families and employers navigate pathways to meaningful...

A submission by Inclusion Australia in response to the Department of Social Services’ (DSS) discussion paper: Next Steps in Supported Employment. The submission directly addresses all seven consultation questions posed in the discussion paper and it also raises broader systemic issues that extend beyond the immediate scope of supported employment services. The submission provides 29...

This guide describes intellectual disability and includes topics such as the causes of intellectual disability, diagnosis of intellectual disability and support for people with intellectual disability. It also includes information about how to talk about intellectual disability and how to increase the voice of people with intellectual disability.

People with disability are still at significant disadvantage in choosing where they live, who they live with and who provides their supports. This paper argues that there are clear steps that can be taken to reverse this situation and deliver on the promise of a better life under the NDIS.

In recent years the NDIS has faced demands to be more financially sustainable as a greater number of participants than expected has entered the scheme. This paper outlines the pressures on the NDIS relating to entry, and decisions around what constitutes ‘reasonable and necessary’ supports.