Learn how to employ a person with intellectual disability in health services to co-design and deliver disability awareness training.
Date
Friday 27 June 2025
10:00am to 11.00am (VIC)
Location
This is an online event (Zoom).
About the event
Join our online workshop for people workng in health services on how to employ a person with intellectual disability to co-design and deliver disability awareness training.
In Australia, people with intellectual disability still need improved health outcomes. The data shows that they are dying decades earlier and have a higher likelihood to be hospitalised for preventable health concerns.
The Disability Royal Commission and the Victoria Disability Plan (2022–2026) outlines the need for health professionals to have a greater understanding of intellectual disability and that training must be co-designed and delivered by people with disability.
It is essential that health services start employing people with intellectual disability to co-design and deliver the training that their staff need to work effectively with and improve the health outcomes for people with intellectual disability.
Participants will gain knowledge about:
- the role of ‘health ambassadors’ and how to advocate for the role in your health service
- best practice guidelines and reasonable adjustments for employment of a person with intellectual disability
- how to co-design a training presentation with your health ambassador
- the suite of resources developed by DSV and how to use them to employ a person in your health service.
This workshop is for people working in the following areas of health services:
- people and culture
- allied health
- diversity and inclusion teams
- disability liaison officers
- executive.
To register
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Presenter
Zoe Shearer, DSV’s Health Project Manager
Zoe has been working with health services to employ health ambassadors role for 5 years. She has successfully worked with regional and metro health services and has helped 4 people with Down syndrome be employed in health services to deliver disability awareness training.
Zoe is passionate about working with people to facilitate real change and inclusion of people with disability, as well as ensuring information is targeted, practical and brings about better outcomes for people with disability and those who support them.
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