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Health
People with intellectual disability are not treated the same when it comes to health.
We want people with intellectual disability to have the support they need to get healthy and stay healthy.
What CID thinks about health
People with intellectual disability are not treated the same when it comes to health. We want all health services to know how to work with people with intellectual disability.
What we are doing
We support people with intellectual disability understand their health rights.
Advocacy
We meet with politicians, academics, policy makers and health professionals to talk about improvements to the health system.
We run big campaigns so that people can join us and speak up for better health care.
We share stories from people with intellectual disability about the health issues they experience so that everyone can understand the challenges and the support needed.
We are part of the National Centre of Excellence in Intellectual Disability Health.
Health care resources and training
We make resources to improve communication between people with intellectual disability and health workers. For example our My Health Matters folder and My Health Cards help people communicate better with their doctor.
We run workshops for health workers about how to include people with intellectual disability as leaders in their health care.
We have made an online training for health workers to learn about reasonable adjustments, inclusive communication, communication tools, behaviour as communication, consent and decision making in health and virtual care. Our free online learning, Just Include Me, is available to complete now.
The Council for Intellectual Disability received funding from the Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing.
End of Life
Our End of Life project helps people with intellectual disability to
- Know more about palliative care
- Know more about end of life planning and healthcare
- Get good support.
The project co-produces workshops and resources for people with intellectual disability, their families and close supporters, and healthcare providers.
Funded by the NSW Ministry of Health.
My Relationships Matter
My Relationships Matter is a project about women’s sexual and reproductive health, and safe relationships.
It helps women with intellectual disability to
- Make choices
- Be safe
- Be healthy.
The project co-produces workshops and resources for women with intellectual disability and their families and close supporters.
Health Stories
We have worked with
- Black Dog Institute to consult on and translate their e-learning platform
- The Australian Government on a suite of Easy Read translations to inform people about childhood immunisations
- The NSW government to create training sessions for their ‘make healthy normal’ campaign
Campaigns
Campaigns we have fought for the health of people with intellectual disability
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Our Health Still Counts
We know how to fix healthcare for people with intellectual disability. We urgently need to implement these solutions. Lives depend on it.
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Commit to the National Roadmap for Action! End Deadly Disability Discrimination
People with Intellectual Disability are dying up to 27 years earlier than most people. Let's fix this now!
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Our health counts campaign
Too many people with intellectual disability die too young from preventable causes. Governments are not doing enough to fix this problem. Join us to call for change.
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Hard to Swallow - campaign win
NDIS funding cuts for swallowing therapy were putting people like Tanisha at risk of choking. But thanks to our supporters, funding for swallowing therapies was reinstated. This was a fantastic…
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