Young People with Cognitive Disability in Transition to Adulthood

Dr Kathy Ellem is a scholar, social worker, and disability advocate. Her interest in the disability sector has stemmed from her personal experience as a parent of a young man with cognitive disability. She values working inclusively with people with cognitive disability in research and social work practice. Dr Paul Harpur is a Professor with the TC Beirne School of Law, the University of Queensland, an Associate with the Harvard Law School Project on Disability, and ARC Future Fellow, Paralympian, Fulbright Scholar, and is a Member of the Order of Australia 'for service to people with disability'. Dr Fotini Hardy is a social worker, scholar, and researcher. Fotini's interest in the disability sector stems from her experiences with the disability rights movement in the 80's, sparking her ongoing commitment for a more just society that recognises the human rights of everyone. Professor Michael Ashley Stein is the co-founder and Executive Director of the Harvard Law School Project on Disability, and a Visiting Professor at Harvard Law School since 2005. He is considered one of the world's leading disability law and policy experts. Dr. Ann Fudge Schormans is a critical disability scholar and researcher. Her teaching and research are informed by many years of social work practice, her experiences parenting two daughters with intellectual disability, and her engagements with people with intellectual disabilities in inclusive research and knowledge production.

1. Introduction; 2. Violence against young people with cognitive disability; 3. Working in partnership with people with lived experience: an inclusive methodology; 4. Amethyst's story; 5. Experiences of young people with cognitive disability: the complex road to adulthood; 6. The many faces of violence; 7. Young people and the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS): 'The standard cookie cutter approach'; 8. Don't give up on us: young people's experiences of education and employment; 9. Housing, home and mental wellbeing: the need for self-determination and safety; 10. Young people's experiences of the child protection and criminal justice systems; 11. Having someone in your corner; 12. In the voices of participants: what needs to change; References; Index.