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Alfred Health
2 years ago

Pain scale communication aid

A pain scale tool from Alfred Health to support clear communication about pain. People with complex disability can use it to say what they feel.
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Alfred Health
2 years ago

Hospital communication board for people who use pictures

The board helps people with complex disability say what they want. It helps hospital staff understand patients who can use pictures to talk.
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National Centre of Excellence in Intellectual Disability Health
4 months ago

How to hear the website read out loud

Learn how to hear Our Health Space read out loud. Use the same steps to hear other websites read out loud too.

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Council for Intellectual Disability
3 years ago

My Health Matters, an Easy Read tool for health communication

My Health Matters is an Easy Read folder with tools to help you get ready for health appointments and talk to health professionals.
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Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing

Intellectual Disability Health Capability Framework

A national framework to help train health professionals to give safer, more inclusive care to people with intellectual disability.

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National Centre of Excellence in Intellectual Disability Health
7 months ago

Using virtual reality to get ready for a health visit

This video shows how virtual reality can help people with intellectual disability get ready for a health visit.

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Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing
2 years ago

A video about a co-design project to help train doctors

This video explains how people with intellectual disability helped create a plan to train medical students, which means people learning to be doctors. It is called the Intellectual Disability Health Capability Framework.

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