SL&RR in the media
SL&RR has recently published an article titled ‘Sexual Lives & Respectful Relationships: working virtually’ in the most recent issue of IDA magazine. Have you seen it? The article highlight our […]
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Research News
New research about LGTBIQA+ people with intellectual disability “Information Resources for the inclusion of LGBTQI People with Intellectual Disability” We have started an exciting new three year research project in […]
The SL&RR ‘Deakin Team’ is looking a little different
The SL&RR ‘Deakin Team’ is looking a little different. Our long standing leader Patsie Frawley has taken a dive away from Deakin University to take up a position in Disability […]
PODCAST: Identity, Sexuality and LGTBIQA+ people with intellectual disability
Dr Amie O’Shea recently featured on ASID’s podcast about Research to Practice called ‘Identity, sexuality and LGTBIQA+ people with intellectual disability’ She speaks about the completion of her PhD in […]
Deakin students working with SL&RR
You may remember Grace McArther. Grace completed an honours project with Patsie and Amie in 2019. Some students opt to do honours projects which are usually a 1-2 hour extension […]
2020 SL&RR virtual conference
On the 22nd May, we held the SL&RR conference online! We had so many people there, in fact we had 30! In the past we couldn’t have imagined our conference […]
New SL&RR story alert: Carol’s Story
In December 2019, SL&RR Peer Educator Sarina Rakidzic filmed Carol’s story. Carol shares her story about being a lesbian, finding a partner, connecting to other other people with intellectual disability, […]
Mean As: Kiwi stories from people with disability
In Aotearoa New Zealand, when people say “Mean As!” they usually mean something is pretty “awesome!” Our respectful relationships research sibling from across the ditch has launched their long-awaited Mean […]
Having a Say conference 2020
The 2020 Having a Say (HaS) Conference was 24th-26th February at Deakin University Geelong Waterfront Campus. Deakin & SL&RR shared a stall in the HaS expo which was attended by […]
‘Staying Safe’- Valid
Valid have released a series of videos on their ‘staying safe’ campaign. These feature information about human rights, advocacy, abuse, neglect, and advice to speak up and reach out to […]
New Family Violence and Disability Films from WDV
Women with Disability Victoria have released a new series of films about family violence and disability. The films are design to inform disability workers and each • Preventing and responding […]
2019- The year it has been
As we reflect on our work in SL&RR over 2019, we highlight many achievements: 2 new sites were developed 9 new Peer Educators were trained 8 new Program Partners were […]