Imagine waking up every day knowing that your life expectancy is on average more than 25 years less than the rest of the population. And that you are twice as likely to die from a potentially avoidable cause than someone in the general population!
That’s the reality for Australian’s living with an intellectual disability.
But, it does not have to be that way. Australia has committed to ensuring “persons with disabilities have the right to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health”. Yet the research shows very limited progress towards this goal.
If you think we should do better, join us as we hear from international and local experts, including people with intellectual disability, advocates, researchers and medical practitioners as we ask the big questions. What is at the root of this issue? What needs to be done? And whose responsibility is it?
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Who should attend?
Mon 5 Nov 2018, 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Registrations Close 1st November 2018 5:00 PM
UNSW CBD Campus, 1 O'Connell Street, Level 6, Sydney, NSW 2000
Register now for this free event.
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