I am a carer or parent of a person with intellectual disability

My Lived iD is a resource for people like you.

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Welcome to My Lived iD

My Lived iD is a resource for people with intellectual disability and their families, carers and health care professionals.

You can use the main menu above to find all the pages on this website, or use the quicklinks below to go directly to the desired area.

If you are not sure where to look, you can use the search box at the top of the page. Type in what you are looking for and choose from the links that appear.

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Working with people with intellectual disability

When working with people with intellectual disability, it’s important to ensure that the person feels included and that they understand what you are communicating.

The Council for Intellectual Disability have a tip sheet on how to communicate inclusively with people with intellectual disability.

Intellectual disability
mental health service providers

A list of mental health services for people with intellectual disability and their carers.

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Advocacy

Knowing how to advocate, or how to find advocacy support for yourself as a carer or for the person you care for is important.

Disability Gateway

Disability Gateway has information and services to help people with disability and their families, friends and carer to find the support they need in Australia.

Contact us anytime

We would love to hear your feedback, just click below and send us an email and we will be in touch as soon as possible

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