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The Australian Institute on Intellectual and
Developmental Disabilities
The Australian Institute on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AIIDD)
operates as the information, research and development arm of NCID. The AIIDD is
entering into a new and exciting phase that will see it expand its current role of
delivering information to people with intellectual disability, their families, service
providers and the broader community.
The AIIDD aims to support high level, high quality, independent analysis and strategic
policy advice in order to improve the effectiveness of disability service systems, and
help sharpen the focus of groups advocating for reform and improvement.
The activities of the AIIDD include:
Publication and Sales
The AIIDD publishes and/or distributes a range of books, monographs and reports
relevant to the area of intellectual disability. Sponsorship of the ARTid website:
www.artid.org.au
Policy Research Briefs
The purpose of the AIIDD’s Policy Research Briefs is to establish what is known and not
known about an issue utilising and synthesising extant research, then to define the
most productive areas of possible research. Two Briefs currently available are: “Families
with Members with Disabilities: Love, Money and Public Policy” and “Individual
Funding: Flavour of the Day or Sea Change?”
Training and Consultancy
Training and consultancy services are available from the AIIDD to assist and support
people with intellectual disability, their families and support services. Training and
consultancy services currently available include:
• Family Skill Development
• Advocacy Skills and Self Advocacy Skills Development
• Inclusive Schooling Strategies
Roundtables
The AIIDD aims to provide high-level forums where research is discussed and debated
with the aim of proposing policy principles and program directions, furthering the
research agenda and fostering new partnerships between participants.
Research and Development
The AIIDD aims to commission evidence-based research independent of the political
agenda, that will advance the discussions, debate and ultimately the policies affecting
Australians with intellectual disability and their families. Key priority areas include
unmet needs, accommodation support, employment, inclusive education, family skills
development and leadership.
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Australian Institute on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities