The Government is making a new specialist disability employment program. It will replace the Disability Employment Services program. We made a submission about how to make the program work well for people with an intellectual disability and families: inclusionaustralia.org.au/submission/a-n…

We are delighted to announce that applications for the Community Fellows Program are now open. The program provides community organisations with the opportunity to conduct their own research, mentored by experienced University of Melbourne academics. Learn more → go.unimelb.edu.au/y8c8

We've written a song to help you remember to book a yearly health check with your GP. It's Doctor Time! Listen to our song and visit inclusionaustralia.org.au/health-checks to find out why yearly health checks are so important.#ItsDoctorTime #IntellectualDisability

looking forward to getting going on this

Congrats to George Disney, @dennisJPetrie and team who were awarded the NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Achieving Health Equity for All People with Disabilities (AHEAD)

Here's Rae West with an analysis of how the Australian Government and joint governments have responded to the Disability Royal Commission's healthcare recommendations powertopersuade.org.au/blog/the-austr…

New from ⁦Rae West⁩ ⁦Melbourne Disability Institute⁩ | The Australian Government’s first response to the Disability Royal Commission | InSight+ ⁦MJA⁩ insightplus.mja.com.au/2024/35/the-au…

It’s been a year of reflection following the Disability Royal Commission findings and the NDIS report. Register now to hear from keynote speakers Alastair McEwin AM and @rosemarykayess as they discuss CRPD through the Disability Reform Agenda. vdc.arinex.one

Amazing job opportunity with the Centre of Excellence in Intellectual Disability Health! 🎉 The Centre is recruiting for part-time project workers who have lived experience of intellectual disability. Read and apply here: buff.ly/4ej3yqy

In light of R U OK? we want to share Healthy Mind - an online Easy Read tool developed by the Black Dog Institute to help empower people with intellectual disability to build good mental health. Click here for Easy Read mental health resources and videos: healthymind.org.au

In the disability community, some people are taking their anger and frustration out on others in the community, especially on social media. Disability Representative Organisations have joined together to say that this kind of violence is never okay: inclusionaustralia.org.au/dro-joint-stat…

We are delighted to be partnering with Melbourne Disability Institute on the 2025 Community Fellows Program. Two fellowships will be supported by MDI and projects should focus on matters important to people with disability and the solutions that are needed. socialequity.unimelb.edu.au/community-fell…

We recently made a submission to the Australian Government’s consultation on the Review of Australia’s Disability Strategy. This submission was endorsed by 30 of our Building Better Homes partners. We look forward to seeing the outcomes of the review.

It’s Doctor Time! Only 7% of Australians with intellectual disability are visiting a GP for a Medicare-supported yearly health check. Our new campaign aims to turn that around. Help us spread the word: inclusionaustralia.org.au/health-checks #ItsDoctorTime #IntellectualDisability

☀️ We are at the Loud & Clear Conference in QLD today and tomorrow, along with some Our Voice Committee members. We are really grateful to see SARU (Self Advocacy Resource Unit) do a great presentation about the National Day of Self Advocacy - which officially launched today! 😀

We have made a set of Conversation Cards to help people with intellectual disability and supporters learn more about yearly health checks. If you are a person with intellectual disability or family member, you can get a FREE set of cards. More info here: inclusionaustralia.org.au/resource/its-d…

This October of #DownSyndromeAwarenessMonth please help fund & share weblink for a 'Nihola Rehab' e-#cargobike please 🙏🏽😭 The newly defunded #NDIS cuts affected kiddo w #DownSyndrome and #LongCOVID 😷 gofundme.com/f/help-disable…

Access regulation – Radical antitheses: on #IDPWD2024 ⁦Rae West⁩ ⁦Melbourne Disability Institute⁩ points out that much of the built environment in Australia remains inaccessible for people with disability — Power to Persuade powertopersuade.org.au/blog/access-re…

📢Very important new research from @unimelb's Dr @_yi_yang, Peter Summers, Zoe Aitken Anne Kavanagh BMBS PhD FAFPHM FASSA FAHMS George Disney looking at mortality inequalities between people with and without disability. Targeted interventions and policy reforms are needed now. thelancet.com/action/showPdf…

Congrats Yi Yang 杨熠 and George Disney on your piece in The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand This important research highlights the need for concerted, coordinated action across metropolitan, regional and rural Australia to prevent more unnecessary deaths. theconversation.com/australians-wi…