Sometimes we can feel worried, upset, angry, excited, or stressed. When this happens, our bodies can feel uncomfortable too.
This guide shares simple ways to help calm your body and feel better. It includes easy activities, ideas, and supports that can help you relax, manage big feelings, and feel more comfortable and in control.
This resource provides practical strategies and information to support nervous system regulation and emotional wellbeing.
This document has been designed to provide information and practical strategies for looking after your nervous system. It explores how the nervous system responds to stress, emotions, and everyday experiences, and offers simple techniques to help promote regulation, resilience, and overall wellbeing.
This document provides a directory of key contacts and support services for carers of people with intellectual disability, helping carers quickly access information, assistance, and relevant resources.
This easy read resource is about speaking up for yourself at work.
It helps you understand how to
- Ask for what you need
- Talk to your boss or manager
- Know your rights at work
This guide gives you simple steps to help you speak up and get support
Down syndrome is the most common genetic disability, caused by the presence of an extra chromosome 21 (also called trisomy 21). It affects intellectual development, physical characteristics, and health to varying degrees. Each individual with Down syndrome is unique, with their own strengths, needs, and potential. In the workplace, supportive strategies like clear communication, task breakdowns, and inclusive practices help people with Down syndrome thrive and build independence. Respectful language, supported decision-making, and a strengths-based approach are key to creating an inclusive and empowering work environment. This resource is developed for people who work with people with Down syndrome in the open job market, wanting to learn more about how to make their workplace an inclusive and welcoming place.
Employment in the open employment market for people with intellectual disabilities means giving them jobs and opportunities in regular workplaces where they work alongside people without disabilities. This promotes inclusion, equality and diversity by providing opportunities for meaningful work and fair wages.
There are many benefits to employers hiring people with intellectual disability in their workplaces. These benefits include diverse perspectives, improved workplace morale, and enhanced company reputation. Employers should provide reasonable accommodations and flexible work arrangements where ever possible.
This resource discusses open employment in more detail and shows how it can benefit both employees and employers.
Employing people with intellectual disabilities in open employment benefits individuals, businesses, and the wider community. While supported wages have been an option in the past, transitioning to open employment with fair wages provides greater financial independence, confidence, and inclusion. This factsheet offers key points to help employers encourage parents and carers to support this transition.
A reasonable adjustment is a change to a usual process or procedure that makes it easier for someone to do something. These changes make it so that everyone has a fair chance to succeed or take part.
This resource focuses on onboarding and what adjustments you can make to make them more accessible to people with intellectual disability.
A reasonable adjustment is a change to a usual process or procedure that makes it easier for someone to do something. These changes make it so that everyone has a fair chance to succeed or take part.
This resource focuses on interviews and what adjustments you can make to make them more accessible to people with intellectual disability.
A reasonable adjustment is a change to a usual process or procedure that makes it easier for someone to do something. These changes make it so that everyone has a fair chance to succeed or take part.
This resource focuses on job descriptions and what adjustments you can make to make them more accessible to people with intellectual disability.
Visual supports are tools that can help individuals with intellectual disabilities understand and navigate their workplace more effectively. This resource outlines why visual supports are beneficial, details the kinds of visual supports you could consider and discusses considerations for implementing visual supports in your workplace.
This guide provides helpful tips for people seeking recommendations for their loved one with intellectual disability.
This resource discusses and explores what customised employment is, how it can benefit people with intellectual disability seeking employment and what benefits it can have for the workplace.
This curated selection of books can help young people learn about Down syndrome and diversity.
This curated selection of videos support knowledge of Down syndrome and inclusion in a way that is inclusive and fun.
Keyword sign is a great way to support communication in people who may find verbal communication a bit tricky. This resource provides employers with some new signs to use with their employee and includes a video to help learn the sign.
Keyword sign is a great way to support communication in people who may find verbal communication a bit tricky. This resource provides parents with some new signs to use with their child and includes a video to help learn the sign.
There are many stereotypes about people with intellectual disability and what they can provide to their workplace. This resource dispels some of the more common misconceptions.
This resource investigates some of the ways that people with intellectual disability benefit their workplaces.