by ASID Secretariat | Oct 20, 2022 | Webinar
Research shows that people with intellectual disability have a higher rate of mental health problems than the general population, but can struggle to get their particular needs met. This presentation will outline the opportunities and challenges for adults with...
by ASID Secretariat | Jun 8, 2023 | Webinar
Article 19 of the Convention of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities stipulates the rights of persons with disabilities to choose where and with whom they live and to have access to the necessary supports to enable them to do so. In Australia, the National...
by ASID Secretariat | Oct 31, 2022 | Webinar
Down syndrome (DS) was first described in 1866 and has one of the longest histories of documentation of any disability. Unfortunately, the misconceptions from the era when DS was called Mongolism, and when individuals were confined to institutions from birth with...
by ASID Secretariat | May 15, 2022 | Webinar
Presented by Sally Skewes, Sally Robinson and Sue Goodall. What is this webinar about? People with disability experience 1.8 times higher rates of violence/abuse, including extreme forms of intimate partner violence/sexual assault, and greater barriers to accessing...
by ASID Secretariat | Sep 15, 2022 | Webinar
Supporting informed pregnancy decision making for people with intellectual disabilities who have experienced violence – A collaborative, mixed-methods practice and research project. Presented by Victoria Tucker, WWILD SVP Association Inc. and Kari Vallury, Children by...
by ASID Secretariat | Jun 2, 2022 | Webinar
Presented by Dr Susan Collings, Senior Research Fellow at the University of Sydney’s Research Centre for Children and Families, Dr Catherine Wade, Principal Research Specialist at the Parenting Research Centre and Dr Margaret Spencer, Senior Lecturer in Social Work...
