National Plan for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities

About the plan

The Plan aims to ensure people with intellectual disabilities have healthy and happy lives. It is a guiding document for services and supports for adults with intellectual disabilities and will help coordinate actions across sectors.

The Plan provides key actions for areas to address service quality, training and education, policy & law, financing and advocacy and is guided by the principles of rights, independence, choice and inclusion.

This Plan aims to ensure people with intellectual disabilities have healthy and happy lives.

Audio recording of National Plan for Adults (Easy Read version)

Goals of the Plan

The Plan has five priority areas (goals) with three to five objectives that must be addressed to reach the goal.

The Five Priority areas for Action are:

  • Quality Support and Services
    Ensuring that people have access to required level of high-quality, person-centred supports, and they can participate in work, recreation and other community activities.
  • Training and Education for Support Workers
    Providing informal careers and staff with required support, advice and training.
  • Policy, Regulation and Accountability
    Ensuring the necessary legislative framework, policies and governance frameworks are in place to protect people and provide oversight to services.
  • Financing
    Ensuring that services are well managed and that finances are used effectively.
  • Advocacy and Communication
    Empowering individuals and their families to influence the development of services.