Whose life is this anyway? Including people with disability in their guardianship hearings

…Australia make decisions that take away the rights of people with disability to make important decisions for themselves – such as where they live, what medical care they get, and…

From rights to results – CID shines at ASID 2019

…inclusive practice for decision-making support. Organisations should facilitate the inclusion and leadership of people with intellectual disability in projects that aim to support them. Jack and Justine explained how CID…

Right to speak up

This video is about the dignity that comes with supported decision making. People with intellectual disability speak about the things that are important for the people in their lives to…

What if the family says no to getting the COVID vaccine?

…to make their own decisions about vaccination. For people aged over 16 who can understand about vaccination, it is their decision to make. If a person over 16 is in…

Making your NDIS package work for you

…step to challenge this decision was to apply for a review of my package with the NDIA. This took a few weeks to process. A different NDIA planner looked over…

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Our position statement on guardianship law reform

The NSW Guardianship Act should be replaced by new law that makes sure people get support to make their own decisions. The current law doesn’t reflect that. Read our full…

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