UNE research gives people with intellectual disability a voice in rural health care

Key points

• People with intellectual disability are helping shape a five-year University of New England project on health care access for older rural Australians. Two people with lived experience are co-researchers, contributing to survey design, interviews, focus groups and data analysis.
• Researchers aim to identify gaps in rural health services and encourage earlier intervention.
• An online survey is open to rural Australians aged 40 and over with an intellectual disability, with findings to be shared with health providers and governments.