Plain Language Abstract 

This presentation is about Australians with intellectual disability. It is about democracy. Democracy is a way of society working. It involves the people of a country having control of their country. Voting, joining in politics, saying when there is something wrong in society are parts of Australia’s democracy. 

Sometimes people with intellectual are excluded from democracy. Some people are stopped from voting. Some people are stopped from making choices that affect their lives. 

We had two big events for people to talk about people with intellectual disability and democracy in Australia. 

We have ideas for families, services, and governments to include people with disability in democracy.