This evaluation report reviews the operation and effectiveness of the My Rights Matter program, which aimed to promote supported decision making by people with intellectual disability. The report reflects on the overall success and learnings from the program.

The NDIS is designed to have people with lived experience of disability at its centre. This means that people have choice and control over their funding and supports and ultimately over their own lives. This paper discusses the concept of 'supporting' rather than 'substituting' the decisions of people with disability.

This research aims to understand the significance of supported decision-making to the lives of people with cognitive disabilities, identify its essential elements common to anyone with cognitive disabilities in any context, and locate key implementation issues.