Disability Justice Australia Inc

Tag: intellectual disability

  • Enhanced voter access for people with disability

    In a win for Systemic Advocacy the Disability Advisory Committee of the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) has achieved amendments to the voting process making it easier for people with a disability (and their carers) to vote. The amendments secured recognise being a person with a disability (or their carer) may mean that the person is…

  • Research — Intellectual disability and social media use in an emergency

    University of Melbourne PhD student Heidi Peart is seeking members of the intellectually disabled community to participate in her research which aims to find out how intellectually disabled people use social media in an emergency. We are doing this research because we want to make sure people with intellectual disability can get the information they…