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A Good Life. A month of events for families of young people aged 16 plus.

Our webinars

  • A banner image for A Good Life webinar called Supported Decision Making
    Supported Decision Making

    Presented by Council for Intellectual Disability. This webinar explains why it’s important and how to support your young person to make their own decisions as they grow into adults.

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  • A banner image for A Good Life webinar called Microboards
    Microboards

    Presented by Jaquie Mills, Managing Director of Microboards Australia. A Microboard is a small group of people, usually family, friends, and others who care about your young person.

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  • A banner image for A Good Life webinar called Post-school: parents talk about what's next
    Post-school: parents talk about what’s next

    Hosted by Mandy Hose. A panel of parents of young people with disability discuss the pathways and options they’ve each explored for their children beyond school.

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Resources

  • A woman and a young man smiling at each other while sitting on a bench.

    Health and relationships

    Autistics’ Guide to Adulthood

    Autistics’ Guide to Adulthood is a free, informative, accessible and engaging life skills resource for autistic adults.

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    NDIS supports

    A Guide for Support Workers

    This guide was written for support workers by Belonging Matters and is based on the actual experiences of people with intellectual disability and autism.

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    Supported decision making

    Supported decision making videos

    These videos show people with an intellectual disability talking about how they make decisions in their own lives.

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    Money

    Money decisions videos

    A series of videos to help you make decisions about money. The videos show people talking about how they make decisions in their own lives.

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  • A family, including a teenage boy with Down Syndrome, stand together.

    Study and work

    The role of families in employment

    People with intellectual disability have a much higher chance of success in open employment when their families support them to find work.

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  • Two young men with intellectual disability getting to know each other.

    Health and relationships

    The Friendship Project

    Videos and easy read information about how to make and keep friends.

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  • Hands pointing to words on a piece of paper titled "my life, my dreams"

    Building a team of support

    Circles of Support video resources

    Video information on circles of support for people with disability.

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    Supported decision making

    Supported decision making conversation cards

    These cards help people with disability communicate with their supporters about decisions.

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    Study and work

    Planning for post-secondary education

    Find out about planning, choosing and exploring post-school education options.

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  • A young woman discusses medication with her doctor.

    Health and relationships

    Health Guides

    Find information about health and wellbeing, for people with intellectual disability.

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    Health and relationships

    Planet Puberty

    Help for parents of children with intellectual disability and autism to navigate puberty and teenage years.

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    Building a team of support

    What is a Microboard?

    Find out what a Microboard is, and what it involves for your young persons supporters.

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