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Good health information matters. LGBTQIA+ means people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning and asexual. The plus (+) means that it could include more people too. LGBTQIA+ is a short way to talk about people with different genders, bodies and relationships. people are often left out of health messages, or the information does not match their lives. When this happens, it can be hard to find information that feels safe, useful and relevant.
This Critical Appraisal Tool (CAT) is based on real experience, research and practice. It was Co-design means working together with the people who will use services, information or resources to: For example, people with intellectual disability and health professionals could co-design a health resource. They could share ideas, experiences and feedback to make sure the resource is: by people with intellectual disability, researchers, and health professionals.
You can use this tool to check if information is:
Inclusive means making sure everyone can take part and feel welcome. It is about including people with different:
- abilities, like whether they find it easy to remember things
- backgrounds, like where they come from or what language they speak
- needs, like if they need a wheelchair to move around.
If something is accessible, it means that everyone can use and understand something. For example:
- accessible buildings have ramps so that people with wheelchairs can come inside
- accessible health information uses easy words that most people understand
- accessible health services make changes so that people who feel worried about seeing the doctor feel calm and in control.
Accessibility makes things fair for people with a disability.
- easy to use.
It helps you decide if a resource is right to share or needs changes.
This resource is part of the Information for Inclusion project. The project is run by Deakin University, Inclusion Designlab, and Thorne Harbour Health.
Rainbow Inclusion has many other good resources for LGBTQIA+ people with intellectual disability.
This resource was made by
Deakin University
A University in Victoria, Australia
Inclusion Design Lab
Victoria’s longest serving community-based support organisation supporting people with cognitive and intellectual disabilities and those who are socially isolated, to build genuine relationships, discover and develop recreational and vocational skills, exercise full citizenship, and pursue meaningful opportunities for employment and further education.
Thorne Harbour Health
An LGBTIQ+ community-controlled health organisation in South Australia.
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