Intellectual Disability in the Boardroom
This page is about including people with intellectual disability on boards
"Nothing about us without us" means people with intellectual disability should have a say about everything in their lives.
Inclusive governance means people with disability are included on boards of directors.
A board is a group of people who make the big decisions for an organisation.
This project was about how organisations include people with intellectual disability on their boards.
The Easy Read report is here (PDF) →
The Plain English report is here (PDF) →
What does the law say?
A person with intellectual disability can be a board member if they:
understand their role or job
can make decisions by themselves or with the right support
have skills and experience to help them to be part of things
are supported in the way they need.
To find out more, look at the VALID Easy Read report here (PDF) →.
Resources
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This is a policy for boards to help them be inclusive.
A policy is rules for the board to follow.
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This template helps boards think about what they are doing and what else they can do.
A template is a form with information you can change to suit your needs.
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This is a framework for inclusive governance.
A framework shows you how to do something.
There are some workshops that boards can do to be more inclusive.
It is written in Plain English.
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This paper helps boards learn more about being inclusive.
It tells boards how to help board members with intellectual disability.
It has a Plain English summary at the start.
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This resource helps boards to learn more about disability and feel more confident about inclusive governance.
There are also podcasts to listen to.
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These are forms to help you at board meetings.
They include lists of:-
what to talk about
simple information about money
forms to help you get ready.
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Tips for boards to help them be more inclusive.
It is written in Plain English and Easy Read.
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This tells boards how to plan and run inclusive meetings.
It is written in Plain English and Easy Read.
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These two websites tell people how to make Easy Read documents and websites.
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This is a template to help boards write the job description for a support person. The job description tells the support person what they should do.