People who have intellectual disability and high & complex communication support needs are often overlooked in advocacy and reform. This cohort are most at risk of having institutionalised lives and expectations. Having agency and voice is dependent on others knowing, acknowledging and acting on your behalf. Leave no-one behind.
How do we ensure agency, dignity and respect is afforded to people with disability who are dependent on other to advocate on their behalf? Why is this group of people being left behind in current reform? How do we change this?
This high profile panel with extensive personal and professional experience of disability will lead a compelling discussion presenting the urgent need for action to ensure people with profound disability, who are more frequently in segregated settings, are considered & included in advocacy and reform.

Plain Language Abstract

This presentation is by a group of people. 

The presentation is about people who have intellectual disability and very high communication support needs (people with little or no speech). It is about people who rely on other people to be able to communicate. This is sometimes called dependency – people who depend on other people so they can communicate.

These people are left out in my things in life. They are not given the choices that other people have.

This presentation is about giving people voice when they are dependent on other people.