About Inclusion Designlab - Inclusion Melbourne

Inclusion Designlab

Leading Advocacy. Practical Solutions. Inclusive Communities.

Inclusion Designlab is our engine room for policy, research, innovation and development. Inclusion Melbourne is proud to be one of Victoria’s key voices for systemic advocacy for people with intellectual disability. We don’t just advocate—we partner with organisations to create real change.

We bring together people with a cognitive or intellectual disability, community organisations and the world’s leading disability researchers to develop cutting-edge models of evidenced based practice, choice and citizenship that shatter glass ceilings and promote inclusiveness for the whole disability sector in Australia.

Our work significantly contributes to public policy and government enquiries, as well as continuous improvement in the disability sector, by providing accessible materials (published assets), and training for families and collegiate organisations.

Designing Tomorrow Together: Inclusive ideas, shared impact.

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Our research and development occurs through projects and partnerships that target practice, choice, supported decision making, support systems and inclusion.

We equip people with a disability, their families, carers and the disability sector through training, resources, and publications that combine latest research with new practice models

Our policy development and submissions allow us to provide feedback to government and the not-for-profit sector so that we can break the glass ceilings that hinder inclusion and transformation

Our Consulting Services

We offer tailored, fee-for-service solutions to help organisations, businesses, and community groups become more inclusive and accessible:

1. Practice Training for Disability Support Providers

Build skills and confidence to deliver person-centred, rights-based support.

2. Accessibility & Reasonable Adjustment Services

Ensure your workplace, business, or community space is cognitively accessible and ready to make reasonable adjustments.

3. WOPMAT Assessments

Inclusion Melbourne’s innovative Work Opportunity Matching tool (WOPMAT) is a new way for people with intellectual and cognitive disability to plan their pathway into work.