Issues for people with intellectual disability in rural and remote Australia

Abstract

Another 2020 webinar coordinated by ASID NSW/ACT occurred on the 15th July 2020 and looked at issues for people in rural and remote Australia. This webinar was presented by Laura Hogan from the Centre for Disability Studies an affiliate of Sydney University and Stuart Wark from the School of Rural Medicine at the University of New England in Armidale.<br/>The purpose of this webinar was two-fold. Firstly, it started with Stuart providing an overview of some of the challenges and barriers for rural people with intellectual disability, based on existing research reported in academic mediums including the <i>Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability</i>, <i>Research and Practice in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities</i>, and <i>Intellectual Disability Australasia</i>. The second and probably more important aspect of the webinar was Laura's illustration, through narratives from practitioners in regional and remote areas, how some of these barriers are being successfully overcome.