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A new article on 27 November 2023 from the Centre for Universal Design Australia (CUDA) discusses the importance of including people with intellectual disabilities in research. Read it here. Many studies use research methods that are not designed to enable people with disabilities, and specifically people with intellectual disability and other marginalised groups to participate. […]

A news article from the ABC from July this year raises an important issue for people with print disabilities. ‘Electricity bills unreadable for thousands of Australians amid a cost-of-living crisis’ by Nas Campanella and Emily Laurence. 27 July 2023.The ABC article points out that many utilities companies send out their bills in a PDF format that […]

Last week there was a great story in The Conversation about the impact of using jargon and not knowing what many words really mean.People with intellectual disability described the use of use of words they did not understand when hearing about their genetic diagnosis.Words are all long and may have other meanings.Imagine hearing the words ‘mutation’ […]

This coming Tuesday, 24 October, 2023 is ‘Drop the Jargon Day.’How many words do you hear or read which you may not be sure of the meaning? Or are only known to some people who have worked in that area for a long time or they have specialised knowledge due to their training and expertise?You may […]