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Lecturer & Director of Field Education in the Social Work Program, University of Sydney

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August 16, 2022

People with intellectual disability can be parents and caregivers too – but the NDIS doesn’t support them

Susan Collings, University of Sydney; Gabrielle Hindmarsh, University of Sydney; Margaret Spencer, University of Sydney, and Nikki Wedgwood, University of Sydney

The NDIS offers support for activities of daily living, but doesn’t count parenting in this category.

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April 24, 2020

Mums with an intellectual disability already risk family violence and losing their kids. Coronavirus could make things worse

Susan Collings, University of Sydney and Margaret Spencer, University of Sydney

Self-isolation and physical distancing only add to the problems for mothers with an intellectual disability who are at risk of failing to get the help they need.

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