The course aims to further disability professionals’ understanding of dementia and how to effectively support people with intellectual disability and dementia.
It’s everyone’s right to die with dignity. We all deserve support to make choices about the end of our life. Help us improve palliative care for people with intellectual disability.
With initial funding from the Endeavour Foundation Disability Research Fund 2021 Research Award, we aim to achieve preliminary conceptualisation and development of contribution outcome measures. This work will challenge deficit-based paradigms and be pivotal in debates regarding NDIS assessments and funding.
The Guide has been developed to provide a national framework of understanding and action for frontline mental health service providers with respect to people with an intellectual disability.
