You can download the CID Annual Report now.

The Annual Report tells what CID did last year.

This year our Annual Report is in Easy Read.

This means more people can read it.

On 13 October the National Centre of Excellence in Intellectual Disability Health launched.

We will say Centre for short.

The Centre will make sure people with intellectual disability get better health care.

CID has been asking for the Centre for a long time.

We did a campaign about making the health system better for people with intellectual disability.

Part of the campaign was asking for the Centre.

The government listened and agreed.

Our Board Chair Fiona McKenzie was the MC at the launch.

She talked during the meeting and helped everything run well.

You can read more about the Centre and watch a video of the launch here.

CID had a Parliamentary Forum called Intellectual Disability: Ending discrimination and embracing inclusion.

Many people from the NSW Parliament came to listen.

Fiona McKenzie was the MC.

She talked about

• discrimination
• problems people with intellectual disability deal with

Our members and staff spoke about

• public transport

• jobs

• health care

• the report from the Disability Royal Commission

Our CEO Georgina Reynhout said the community needs to change to be inclusive.

Parliamentary Secretary for Disability Inclusion Liesl Tesch MP spoke about what the government is doing for people with intellectual disability.

CID made some Easy Read Health Letters you can use with your health workers.

You can share them with your health workers.

They can use the letters to give you

• health information
• information about appointments

The letters are in Easy Read.

The letters are here.

You can follow us on social media to find out what is happening at CID.

Follow us on Facebook for all our latest news.

Follow us on Instagram to see what we have been doing.

Follow us on X for the latest about advocacy.

X used to be called Twitter.

Follow us on LinkedIn for information about working together.

These events are coming up in November.

Supported Decision Making Peer Mentor Group – Travel
Who it is for: People with intellectual disability
When: Wednesday 1 November, 10am to 11am
Where: Online
Cost: Free

Advocacy Group – Online or in person
Who it is for: Members of the CID Advocacy Group
When: Thursday 9 November
Where: Online or in person
Cost: Free

Supported Decision Making Workshop for people with intellectual disability – Online
Who it is for: People with intellectual disability
When: Tuesday 14 November and 21 November, 10am to 12.30pm, and Tuesday 28 November, 10am to 12pm
Where: Online
Cost: Free

Supported Decision Making Workshop for people with intellectual disability – Young
Who it is for: People with intellectual disability
When: Tuesdays 14 to 28 November, 11am to 1pm
Where: Omnia Inclusion Employment Solutions, Young
Cost: Free

Learn 2 Lead – Online or in person
Who it is for: Members of CID
When: Thursday 16 November
Where: Online or in person
Cost: Free

More than Just a Job Peer Group – Online
Who it is for: People with intellectual disability
When: Friday 24 November, 10am to 11am
Where: Online
Cost: Free

More than Just a Job for Me – Sydney
Who it is for: People with intellectual disability
When: Wednesday 29 November and 6 December, 10am to 3pm
Where: Sydney – Venue to be confirmed
Cost: Free

The From Me to Us free workshop is for people with intellectual disability.

The workshop is hosted by Side By Side Advocacy.

The workshop is co-presented by a person with intellectual disability.

This workshop will help you

• Learn how you can get help to make decisions

• Speak up and make decisions as part of a group

• Learn new group skills

• Make sure all people in the group have a say

• Respect group decisions.

The workshop is

• At Hornsby RSL club
• On Tuesday 7 November and Tuesday 14 November

From 10am to 2.30pm.

You can download a flyer here.

Arron Fitzpatrick got a grant from CID.

Arron is using the grant to make podcasts about supported decision making.

Arron has put his first three podcasts online.

The podcasts are about

• Risk taking

• Rights at work

• Discrimination

Arron will make three more podcasts.

You can order a free printed copy of the Easy Read Disability Royal Commission Report.

The report talks about what the government should do to make things better for people with disability.

The report is in 12 books.

Transport for NSW is doing a survey about how accessible public transport is.

They want to know what will make it better.

You can take the survey until Friday 17 November.

GeneEQUAL is looking for

• Teens
• Young adults aged up to 28

They want to talk about what you learned at school.

They want to ask what you want to know about genetics and health care choices.

Learn more at the link.

There are some events coming up in December that you can buy tickets for.

Wagga Wagga Dance Party by RDAS
When: Saturday 2 December, 5.30pm to 9pm
Where: Wagga RSL Club
Cost: $10.75 with free carer tickets

Igniting Inclusion by Achieve
When: Monday 4 December, starting at 6pm
Where: CommBank Stadium, Parramatta
Cost: $22.49 with free carer tickets

Our friendly team can answer your questions.

They can help you find the information you need.

Call us on 1800 424 065.