Our Rainbow Lives

Our Rainbow Lives is an introduction to LGBTIQA+ identity, experiences, sexuality, gender and bodies for people with intellectual disability and their supporters.

This book is called Our Rainbow Lives. It is a bit different to other books. You can read it by yourself or you can read it with a friend, support person, carer, parent or teacher.

When you open the book, you will see that the pages on the right use easy words and pictures. The pages on the left use more words. Your friend or supporter can read the left page while you read the right page.

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This book is all about lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer and asexual people! It is OK if you do not know what these words mean now. This book will help you learn about them.

Enjoy Our Rainbow Lives!

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For more information about this publication and how to access hard copies, contact projects@inclusiondesignlab.org.au

Voting and Electoral Inclusion

Inclusion Melbourne and voting

People with intellectual disability have the same right to vote as all other Australians. Disability law and service delivery regulations compel disability support organisations to support voters with disability, while the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities points to a society that fully supports the development of accessible political education, election materials, election campaigns, and voting centres.

Inclusion Melbourne commenced its journey with electoral inclusion research in 2013, leading to a partnership with Melbourne Law School in 2015, a Victorian Government funded study tour of global sites of best practice in 2016, a VEC-funded research partnership with La Trobe University in 2017, and now an electoral inclusion campaign in preparation for the 2018 State Election.

Produced and supported by:

La Trobe University Living with Disability Research center

I Can Vote

I Can Vote is a dual-read guide for people with a disability and their supporters. It guides voters through the basics about democracy and voting and offers practical tips for becoming politically informed.

I Can Vote is a website dedicated with information to help you get ready to vote, and was a great tool to leading in to the Victorian State Election in November 2018. I Can Vote shows videos of election candidates explaining what they believe and support. These videos can help you choose who you vote for. I Can Vote also has information about democracy and politics. There is also information for supporters who are helping you learn about voting.

Whether you’re a voter or a candidate, I Can Vote can assist you in the voting process and provide you with information about democracy and politics.

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Plan To Vote

Plan to Vote is a tool to help people with a disability and their supporters create the ultimate plan to election readiness. Fill out a digital copy or print it out and stick it up on your wall in the months leading up to an election.

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Electoral Inclusion

Rights, Barriers and Global Campaign Strategies for Voters with Intellectual Disability.

This report has been prepared to introduce the leaders of electoral commissions and similar organisations to the advancements in practice that have flowed from research into the political citizenship of people with intellectual and cognitive disability. It also examines the various components of a selection of electoral inclusion campaigns in sites of best practice, namely the UK, Canada and Sweden.

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Global Voting Campaigns

Sweden

Studieforbundet Vuxenskolan

UK
Every Vote Counts

UK
Easy News

ACT
Every Vote Counts

Canada

Get the vote out

Canada
Disability Matters Manitoba

USA
Disability Matters Manitoba

I Can Vote Video Campaign

The I Can Vote project is a world-leading project run by Inclusion Designlab. It features easy language videos from political candidates standing for the 2018 Victorian State Election. The project is supported by the Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation and Collier Charitable Fund.