People from the South Australian Council on Intellectual Disability (SACID) spoke to the Reference Group.

SACID supports people with intellectual disability living in South Australia to have their say.

SACID shared how they hire people with intellectual disability.

They also shared how places like the NDIA should hire people in a way that:

• is accessible for everyone

• supports people who have experienced trauma.

Trauma is the way you feel about something bad that happened to you.

For example, you might feel scared or stressed.

Trauma can affect you for a long time.

SACID talked about how more jobs should support the different ways people work.

Reference Group members shared that it’s important that people with intellectual disability get paid the same as others.

This gives them more choice and control in their life.

Members explained the NDIA should share more information about their different types of employment for people with intellectual disability.

This means more people with intellectual disability will understand how:

• they can work for the NDIA
• grow their career.

Members shared that people with disability do better when they feel:

• safe

• part of a community.

When they feel like this, they also do better at their work.

Members also shared that people with intellectual disability might look for and find jobs in different places.

For example, on Facebook.