Participation and our Board of Directors

More than half of our Board of Directors are people with intellectual disability.

We often have people ask us how this works in a meaningful way. We do not claim to have thought of everything but we do have some mechanisms to ensure meaningful participation.

• The NSW Council for Intellectual Disability (NSW CID) employs a participation worker. This is an extremely important position. This person supports people with intellectual disability in meetings and when they are representing NSW CID.
• We translate our documents into easy English. This includes position papers, financial reports, meeting agendas and information. We believe that this adjustment is reasonable and extremely important.
• We have a culture of respect and inclusion.
• We give people the time they need to ask questions, to learn and above all participate in a meaningful way.
• We are open to suggestions and make sure we ask people with intellectual disability what we can do to improve our structures.