Education and Training

IDRS education and training aims to:

• Ensure the wider community respects and responds to the rights and needs of people with intellectual disability
• Empower people with intellectual disability to understand and advocate for their legal and human rights
• Enable advocates and disability workers to protect the rights of people with intellectual disability

We do this by:

• Building understanding and skills in the broader community
• Teaching people with intellectual disability about their rights and responsibilities
• Educating advocates about common legal issues faced by people with intellectual disability
• Training volunteers to support people with intellectual disability

IDRS works with other organisations to develop ideas to achieve and promote these goals.

At present IDRS provides training for the following groups:

• People with intellectual disability
• Families, carers and advocates of people with intellectual disability
• Disability service providers
• NSW Police and staff of other justice agencies
• Solicitors
• Volunteers (both legal and non-legal)

IDRS Training Schedule and Special Events Calendar

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