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Intellectual Disability in the Boardroom

This page is about including people with intellectual disability on boards

A young boy in a red t-shirt standing in front of two smaller images of adults, pointing to the adults with his finger.

"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.

Six people seated around a small wooden table engaged in conversation, with a white rug underneath and a dark background.
Six people seated around a small wooden table engaged in conversation, with a white rug underneath and a dark background.
Grey spiral-bound notebook with a white label marked 'REPORT' in red
Grey spiral-bound notebook with a white label marked 'REPORT' in red

This project was about how organisations include people with intellectual disability on their boards.

The Easy Read report is here (PDF) →

The Summary 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) →.