Intellectual Disability Resources

These resources relate to the care and health of people with intellectual disability across all ages, including acquired brain injuries by enhancing the capacity of primary and secondary health services.

Capacity and Consent with a focus on Intellectual Disability or Cognitive Impairment

This presentation covers decision making, generally and especially in the context of COVID 19, role of the NSW Public Guardian, capacity and consent.

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/resources/intellectual-disability/other/capacity-and-consent-with-a-focus-on-intellectual-disability-or-cognitive-impairment

Subcategory: Other Resource Type: Other

Updated: 2 April 2020

Format: Webpage

Annual Forum 2015 - Hospitalisation Co-Design

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/283988/Annual_Forum_2015-Hospitalisation_Co-Design.pdf

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Subcategory: Forums Resource Type: Presentations

Updated: 18 September 2015

Annual Forum 2015 - Planning to meet the health needs of people with disability in the transition to the NDIS

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0012/283989/Annual_Forum_2015-Planning_to_meet_the_health_needs_of_people_with_disability_in_the_transition_to_the_NDIS.pdf

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Subcategory: Forums Resource Type: Presentations

Updated: 18 September 2015

Annual Forum 2015 - Say Less Show More

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/283990/Annual_Forum_2015-Say_Less_Show_More.pdf

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Subcategory: Forums Resource Type: Presentations

Updated: 18 September 2015

Annual Forum 2015 - Schoolkit clinics

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/283991/Annual_Forum_2015-Schoolkit_clinics.pdf

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Subcategory: Forums Resource Type: Presentations

Updated: 18 September 2015

Annual Forum 2015 - Specialised IDH services and beyond

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/283992/Annual_Forum_2015-Specialised_IDH_services_and_beyond.pdf

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Subcategory: Forums Resource Type: Presentations

Updated: 18 September 2015

Annual Forum 2015 - Towards a Blueprint for Health Services for People with Intellectual Disability

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/283993/Annual_Forum_2015-Towards_a_Blueprint_for_Health_Services_for_People_with_Intellectual_Disability.pdf

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Subcategory: Forums Resource Type: Presentations

Updated: 18 September 2015

Annual Forum 2015 - What people have told us

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/283994/Annual_Forum_2015-What_people_have_told_us.pdf

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Subcategory: Forums Resource Type: Presentations

Updated: 18 September 2015

Global Partnerships in Intellectual Disability Symposium video

http://aci.mediahouseplus.com/intellectual-disabilty-health-symposium/view/live

Subcategory: Forums Resource Type: Presentations

Updated: 16 November 2020

Format: Webpage

Intellectual Disability Annual Forum 2019

Presentations including sessions on the National Disability Insurance Scheme and health interface, intellectual disability and mental health teams and models.

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/resources/intellectual-disability/forums/ID-forum-2019

Subcategory: Forums Resource Type: Presentations

Updated: 13 May 2019

Format: Webpage

Intellectual Disability Network Forum 2014

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/resources/intellectual-disability/forums/ID-forum-2014

Subcategory: Forums Resource Type: Other

Updated: 26 July 2016

Format: Webpage

Primary Health Forum

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0006/188088/Primary-Health-Forum.mp3

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Subcategory: Forums Resource Type: Other

Updated: 16 November 2020

Transitioning to adult health services: young people with intellectual disability

This event, listened to the voice of the young person and showcased research and examples of service delivery, new and developing models of care.

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/resources/intellectual-disability/forums/transitioning-to-adult-health-services

Subcategory: Forums Resource Type: Presentations

Updated: 30 May 2019

Format: Webpage

Cohort profile: a data linkage cohort to examine health service profiles of people with intellectual disability in New South Wales, Australia

This study aims to interrogate a large linked administrative data set containing hospital admissions, presentations to emergency departments and mortality data to provide evidence to inform the development of improved health and mental health services for this population.

http://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/7/4/e015627

Subcategory: Research Resource Type: Reports

Updated: 16 November 2020

Format: Webpage

Guidelines on Research Inclusive of People with Intellectual Disability

Principles to support the opportunity for people with intellectual disability to be included as participants of research, in order to influence outcomes in health care design and delivery which affect them.

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/resources/intellectual-disability/research/guidelines-research-id

Subcategory: Research Resource Type: Implementation Guides

Updated: 20 April 2021

Format: Webpage

Intellectual Disability Network: Guidelines for Research Discussion Paper

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0014/203702/Guidelines_Discussion_Paper_Final_28_Oct_2013.pdf

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Subcategory: Research Resource Type: Reports

Updated: 22 November 2013

Intellectual Disability Roundtable Discussion Summary

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0019/206128/ID-Rountable-summary-Nov2013.pdf

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Subcategory: Research Resource Type: Minutes

Updated: 22 January 2014

Intellectual Disability Network: Research Survey Analysis

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0015/203703/ID_Network_Project_Final_Report_11_Nov_2013.pdf

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Subcategory: Research Resource Type: Reports

Updated: 28 March 2014

Report of the Needs Assessment of the Metro-Regional Intellectual Disability Pilot

This report summarises a needs assessment that was conducted as part of the Metro Regional Intellectual Disability Network Pilot Project (MRID.net) formative evaluation. The needs assessment consists of a series of focus group interviews and surveys that were administered for service providers during a Forum held in November 2011 at the University of Wollongong.

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/448508/MRID_Service-Providers-Needs-Assessment-Report-30_10_14.pdf

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Subcategory: Research Resource Type: Reports

Updated: 3 October 2018

Making Mental Health Policy Inclusive of People with Intellectual Disability

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0013/318001/Policy_analysis_Plain_English_Summary.pdf

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Subcategory: Research Resource Type: Articles

Updated: 28 June 2016

Making Mental Health Policy Inclusive of People with Intellectual Disability: A summary for policy makers

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0014/318002/Policy_analysis_Summary_for_Policy_Makers.pdf

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Subcategory: Research Resource Type: Articles

Updated: 28 June 2016

Making Mental Health Policy Inclusive of People with Intellectual Disability: A summary for service providers

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0015/318003/Policy_analysis_Summary_for_Service_Providers.pdf

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Subcategory: Research Resource Type: Articles

Updated: 28 June 2016

Australian Government Department of Education Employment and Workplace Relations - 'Students with disability'

https://education.nsw.gov.au/teaching-and-learning/disability-learning-and-support

Subcategory: Education and Training Resource Type: External Links

Updated: 31 March 2022

Format: Webpage

Clear Written Communications. The Easy English Style Guide - Scope Vic

http://www.scopevic.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Clear-Written-Communications.-The-Easy-English-Style-Guide..pdf

Subcategory: Education and Training Resource Type: External Links

Updated: 16 November 2020

Format: PDF File

Every Student Every School: learning and support - NSW Department of Education and Training

http://www.dec.nsw.gov.au/what-we-offer/education-and-training/disability-support/every-student-every-school

Subcategory: Education and Training Resource Type: External Links

Updated: 16 November 2020

Format: Webpage

Intellectual Disability Mental Health elearning

http://www.idhealtheducation.edu.au/

Subcategory: Education and Training Resource Type: External Links

Updated: 16 November 2020

Format: Webpage

Intellectual Disability Training Videos

This series of videos is designed to help health professionals understand the care needs of a person with intellectual disability.

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/resources/intellectual-disability/intellectual_disability_training/id-training-videos

Subcategory: Education and Training Resource Type: Presentations

Updated: 31 March 2022

Format: Webpage

The Children's Hospital at Westmead - School Link - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability for Young People e-list

http://www.schoollink.chw.edu.au/e-list/

Subcategory: Education and Training Resource Type: External Links

Updated: 16 November 2020

Format: Webpage

Circle of support

These two videos were developed to support people with intellectual disability and carers, support workers and health professionals to talk about going to hospital.

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/resources/intellectual-disability/hospitalisation/circle-of-support

Subcategory: Hospitalisation Resource Type: Toolkits

Updated: 16 August 2021

Format: Webpage

Creating Inclusive NSW Hospitals

Source: National Disability Services, NSW - July 2014

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/307157/Creating_Inclusive_NSW_Hospitals.pdf

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Subcategory: Hospitalisation Resource Type: Reports

Updated: 12 May 2016

Discharges from Hospital - Intellectual Disability Case Studies

Case studies and the discussion of ten discharge scenarios based on the experiences of people with an intellectual disability.

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/resources/intellectual-disability/hospitalisation/discharges-from-hospital-intellectual-disability-case-studies

Subcategory: Hospitalisation Resource Type: Clinician Summaries

Updated: 26 May 2021

Format: Webpage

Improving the experience of hospitalisation for people with intellectual disability

Watch Daniel's story and his experience of hospitalisation and consider some reflective questions to improve care of people with intellectual disability in hospital.

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/resources/intellectual-disability/hospitalisation/improving-the-experience

Subcategory: Hospitalisation Resource Type: Web Resources

Updated: 13 February 2017

Format: Webpage

People with disability and hospitalisation: Challenges and opportunities in NSW

Source: National Disability Services, NSW - April 2014

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/307159/NSW_Hospitalisation_background_paper_final.pdf

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Subcategory: Hospitalisation Resource Type: Reports

Updated: 12 May 2016

Responding to Needs of People with Disability during Hospitalisation

The Policy Directive sets out guiding principles for responding to needs of people with disability including inclusion, person-centred services, accessibility, communication, and reasonable adjustment. This policy is to be implemented in conjunction with other NSW Health policies relevant to, treatment in, and transfer out of hospital as referenced in the policy.

https://www1.health.nsw.gov.au/pds/Pages/doc.aspx?dn=PD2017_001

Subcategory: Hospitalisation Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Updated: 12 April 2022

Format: Webpage

Say Less Show More

This initiative seeks to provide support individuals with disabilities and their families and carers to participate in routine medical procedures with a series of simple photo stories (visuals).

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/resources/intellectual-disability/hospitalisation/say-less-show-more

Subcategory: Hospitalisation Resource Type: Web Resources

Updated: 9 November 2018

Format: Webpage

CHW School-Link - Jodie Caruana

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0019/256015/Dual_Diagnosis291014_Jodie_Caruana.pdf

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Subcategory: Dual Diagnosis: A Forum on Mental Health and Intellectual Disability Resource Type: Presentations

Updated: 10 February 2015

School Clinics - Lif O’Connor

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0018/256014/Dual_Diagnosis_A_forum_on_Mental_Health_and_ID_Lif_OConnor.pdf

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Subcategory: Dual Diagnosis: A Forum on Mental Health and Intellectual Disability Resource Type: Presentations

Updated: 10 February 2015

Developmental Psychiatry: MH for C&A with ID & ASD History, Concepts, Challenges and the Future

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0020/256016/Griffith_Liverpool.pdf

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Subcategory: Dual Diagnosis: A Forum on Mental Health and Intellectual Disability Resource Type: Presentations

Updated: 10 February 2015

Dual Diagnosis - Hadia Baassiri

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/256017/ID_for_TMHC1.pdf

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Subcategory: Dual Diagnosis: A Forum on Mental Health and Intellectual Disability Resource Type: Presentations

Updated: 10 February 2015

Assessing health needs of children with intellectual disabilities: a formative evaluation of a pilot service

http://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/kn2vr8wyPHt8c6VZ58Hr/full

Subcategory: Children's Services Resource Type: External Links

Updated: 16 November 2020

Format: Webpage

Childhood disability in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples: a literature review

http://www.equityhealthj.com/content/pdf/1475-9276-12-7.pdf

Subcategory: Children's Services Resource Type: External Links

Updated: 16 November 2020

Format: PDF File

Guideline on the Pathways to Care for children and adolescents with intellectual disability

This guideline is intended to assist parents and carers to make sense of the system which exists to support them and their child with intellectual disability and challenging behaviour and / or mental health problems, at different stages and ages.

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/276992/ID-guidelines-pathways.pdf

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Subcategory: Children's Services Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Updated: 8 July 2015

Is My Child Normal – Milestones and Red Flags for Referral

Article reprinted from Australian Family Physician Vol. 40, No. 9, September 2011.

http://www.racgp.org.au/download/documents/AFP/2011/September/201109oberklaid.pdf

Subcategory: Children's Services Resource Type: Articles

Updated: 16 November 2020

Format: PDF File

Metro-Regional Intellectual Disability Network Schoolkit

The MRID Schoolkit provides the key tools to help set up and maintain school-based clinics to support children and adolescents with complex needs. Schoolkit Clinics bring together the people involved in a student’s care in round-table discussions to address health and educational issues in a holistic manner. Schoolkit Transition Clinics focus specifically on the major changes involved in moving on to post-school life.

http://schoolkit.org.au/

Subcategory: Children's Services Resource Type: Toolkits

Updated: 16 November 2020

Format: Webpage

Say Less Show More

This initiative seeks to provide support individuals with disabilities and their families and carers to participate in routine medical procedures with a series of simple photo stories (visuals).

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/resources/intellectual-disability/hospitalisation/say-less-show-more

Subcategory: Children's Services Resource Type: Web Resources

Updated: 9 November 2018

Format: Webpage

Jenny Martin: Effective Service Delivery for People with an Intellectual Disability

Jenny Martin (Director Allied Health Children, Young People & Families Hunter New England Local Health District) speaks of the effective delivery of health services for people with ID HNELHD, alongside the launch of the National Disability Insurance Scheme.

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/275729/Jenny_Martin_Effective_Service_Delivery_for_People_with_an_Intellectual_Disability.pdf

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Subcategory: Solution Design Workshop Resource Type: Presentations

Updated: 2 July 2015

Jo Han: Summary Analysis of people admitted with Intellectual Disability in the NSW Public Health System

Jo Han (Data and Statistical Analyst, ACI Health Economics and Analysis Team) discusses the findings from the summary analysis of people admitted with Intellectual Disability in the NSW Public Health System and the need for further work in this area in collaboration with clinicians.

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/275730/Jo_Han_Summary_Analysis_of_people_admitted_with_Intellectual_Disability_in_the_NSW_Public_Health_System.pdf

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Subcategory: Solution Design Workshop Resource Type: Presentations

Updated: 30 June 2015

Les White: Setting the Scene

Les White (NSW Chief Paediatrician and ACI ID Health Network Co-Chair) gives a short history of the ID Health Network, it's current work and how the Solution Design Workshop will help to shape the Blueprint.

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/275731/Les_White_Setting_the_Scene.pdf

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Subcategory: Solution Design Workshop Resource Type: Presentations

Updated: 30 June 2015

Louise Farrell: MoH update

Louise Farrell (A/Assoc. Director Integrated Care Branch) and James Dunne (A/Director, Social Policy Implementation Office; Government Relations Branch) speak of the NSW Ministry of Health's Integrated Care Strategy, work in the areas of Disability Inclusion and Carers, and the delivery of health services during a period of disability reform.

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/275732/Louise_Farrell_MoH_update.pdf

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Subcategory: Solution Design Workshop Resource Type: Presentations

Updated: 30 June 2015

Lucy Veller: Partnering with Disability Services to develop a Disability Action Plan

Lucia Vellar (Diversity Health Coordinator, Clinical Governance Unit; Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District) speaks about partnering with disability services to develop a Disability Inclusion Action Plan.

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/275872/Lucy_Veller_Partnering_with_Disability_Services_to_develop_a_Disability_Action_Plan.pdf

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Subcategory: Solution Design Workshop Resource Type: Presentations

Updated: 2 July 2015

Intellectual Disability Toolkit

Resources to support the healthcare of people with an Intellectual Disability in NSW.

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/resources/intellectual-disability/toolkit/intellectual-disability-toolkit

Subcategory: Toolkit Resource Type: Toolkits

Updated: 22 July 2021

Format: Webpage

Co-Design Project - ID Health Network and MRID 2016

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/334086/Co-Design_Project_ID_Health_Network_MRID_2016.pdf

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Subcategory: Collaborative Projects Resource Type: Presentations

Updated: 29 September 2016

NSW Health & Ageing and Disability and Home Care (ADHC) Joint Guideline

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0013/203701/MOU_ADHC_Health_2013.pdf

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Subcategory: Collaborative Projects Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Updated: 22 November 2013

2010 - 2020 National Disability Strategy - An initiative of the Council of Australian Governments

https://www.dss.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/11_2013/national_disability_strategy_2010-2020_0.pdf

Subcategory: National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Resource Type: External Links

Updated: 4 December 2020

Format: PDF File

National Disability Insurance Scheme

NDIS is the National Disability Insurance Scheme - a new way of providing community linking and individualised support for people with permanent and significant disability, their families and carers.

http://www.ndis.gov.au/

Subcategory: National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Resource Type: External Links

Updated: 16 November 2020

Format: Webpage

Accessible Mental Health Services for People with an Intellectual Disability: A Guide for Providers

http://3dn.unsw.edu.au/the-guide

Subcategory: Accessing Health Services Resource Type: External Links

Updated: 16 November 2020

Format: Webpage

Accessing NSW Health Services for People with Intellectual Disability

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0015/201732/Accessing-Health-Services-2017.pdf

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Subcategory: Accessing Health Services Resource Type: Consumer Information

Updated: 14 February 2017

Going To The Doctor - Accessible information for people with an intellectual disability

http://3dn.unsw.edu.au/content/going-doctor

Subcategory: Accessing Health Services Resource Type: External Links

Updated: 16 November 2020

Format: Webpage

Provided there’s transport: transport as a barrier to accessing health care in NSW

https://www.ncoss.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/121206health-transport-report.pdf

Subcategory: Accessing Health Services Resource Type: External Links

Updated: 7 April 2021

Format: PDF File

Being a Healthy Woman

This is a book to help women with intellectual disability learn more about their health. It also provides a list of resources on disability for women with intellectual disability, their family members, carers or health care professionals. It can be used as a teaching tool to help women with intellectual disability learn about their health.

http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/disability/Pages/being-a-healthy-woman.aspx

Subcategory: Consumer Information Resource Type: External Links

Updated: 16 November 2020

Format: Webpage

Psychotropic Medication - Accessible Information for people with an intellectual disability and their carers

http://3dn.unsw.edu.au/content/psychotropic-medication

Subcategory: Consumer Information Resource Type: External Links

Updated: 16 November 2020

Format: Webpage

Launch of Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District Action Plan

http://www.humanrights.gov.au/news/speeches/launch-illawarra-shoalhaven-local-health-district-action-plan

Subcategory: Action Plans and Frameworks Resource Type: External Links

Updated: 16 November 2020

Format: Webpage

Service Framework: to improve the health care of people with intellectual disability

The Service Framework is based on a tiered model of care and has been developed by NSW Health and the Department of Family and Community Services – Ageing, Disability and Home Care in collaboration with the NSW Council for Intellectual Disability. An extensive consultation with stakeholders has also helped of shape the Service Framework. The Service Framework aims to reduce health inequalities for children, adolescents and adults with intellectual disability and is NSW Health’s response to: promote a broader understanding of the health needs of people with intellectual disability and their right to effective services and care; and improve the quality, range, consistency, accessibility and integration of services necessary to meet the health needs of people with intellectual disability.

http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/disability/Pages/health-care-of-people-with-ID.aspx

Subcategory: Action Plans and Frameworks Resource Type: Frameworks

Updated: 16 November 2020

Format: Webpage

SESIAHS Disability Action Plan 2010-2015

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/153490/sesiahsdisabilityactionpl.pdf

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Subcategory: Action Plans and Frameworks Resource Type: Reports

Updated: 29 June 2011

Directory of mental health services in New South Wales (www.wayahead.org.au)

http://www.wayahead.org.au

Subcategory: Health Services Resource Type: External Links

Updated: 16 November 2020

Format: Webpage

Health Status of People with Disability

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/153466/disability_health_status.pdf

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Subcategory: Health Services Resource Type: Reports

Updated: 29 June 2011

Health Care in People with Intellectual Disability Guidelines

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0016/231514/Health_Care_in_People_with_Intellectual_Disability_Guidelines.pdf

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Subcategory: Health Services Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Updated: 9 July 2014

Learning Disabilities Resource List

PiF’s Learning Disabilities Resource List collates research, guidance, best practice and further contact details. It is intended to support the development of high quality patient information for people with learning disabilities

http://www.pifonline.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Learning-Disabilities-Resource-List-Dec-13-Final.pdf#zoom=100

Subcategory: Health Services Resource Type: External Links

Updated: 16 November 2020

Format: PDF File

Provision of Services to People with an Intellectual Disability and Mental Illness - MOU & Guidelines

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/203699/MOU-Mental-Health-and-ID.pdf

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Subcategory: Health Services Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Updated: 7 April 2022

NSW Council for Intellectual Disability - Factsheets

The NSW Council for Intellectual Disability (NSW CID) has a number of fact sheets which discuss and provide information about issues important to people with intellectual disability, including how to stay healthy and get good health care. There are Standard Health Fact Sheets for families, advocates, disability workers and other professionals and Easy Health Fact Sheets are for people with intellectual disability.

https://cid.org.au/resource/health-fact-sheets/

Subcategory: Health Services Resource Type: External Links

Updated: 4 December 2020

Format: Webpage

NSW Funding ABF

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/230769/NSW-Funding-ABF.pdf

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Subcategory: Health Services Resource Type: Presentations

Updated: 26 June 2014

The United Nations Conventionon the Rights of People with Disabilities

https://www.humanrights.gov.au/our-work/disability-rights/international/united-nations-convention-rights-persons-disabilities

Subcategory: Health Services Resource Type: External Links

Updated: 16 November 2020

Format: Webpage

ID Essentials

Building capability in NSW health services for people with intellectual disability: the Essentials

The purpose of the Essentials is to help improve health services to people with intellectual disability in NSW.

This resource will guide health services sector staff and other service providers to better understand and meet the complex and multiple health needs of people with an intellectual disability and their carers.

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/resources/intellectual-disability/id-essentials/home

Subcategory: ID Essentials Resource Type: Web Resources

Updated: 16 November 2020

Format: Webpage

Intellectual Disability Resources

Building capability in NSW health services for people with intellectual disability: the Essentials

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