by ASID Secretariat | Sep 24, 2024 | 2024, News, Resources
ASID has published a new position statement on Facilitated Communication and Rapid Prompting Method. It is available on our website on the tab resources and then position statements and there is also a plain English version.
by Ben Thiessen | Sep 1, 2021 | Plain English Summaries
Most people with intellectual disabilities want jobs. Sometimes they need extra help to learn the skills to get the jobs they want. Research about Australian Disability Enterprises (ADE’s) found that people are still not getting jobs. This can be because staff...
by Ben Thiessen | Sep 1, 2021 | Plain English Summaries, Uncategorized
While many people with intellectual or learning disabilities want to work, some employees are missing out on developing their skillsets due to poor training programs and procedures. In Australian Disability Enterprises (ADEs) outcomes for people with intellectual...
by Ben Thiessen | Sep 1, 2021 | Plain English Summaries, Uncategorized
You have to make a choice about what to do when you leave school. This is a big decision. It is no different for people with intellectual disabilities. People with intellectual disabilities have the same goals as everyone else. They want to get work they like and...
by Ben Thiessen | Sep 1, 2021 | Plain English Summaries, Uncategorized
The end of high school marks an important period in a young adult’s life. One of the big decisions they must make is around the kind of job or career they would like to have after finishing school. This decision is no different for people with intellectual or learning...
