Our Rainbow Lives
educational resource
posted on 2022-03-02, 04:15 authored by Matthew ParsonsMatthew Parsons, Nathan Despott, Rosalie PowerOur Rainbow Lives is an introduction to LGBTIQA+
identity, experiences, sexuality,
gender and bodies for people
with intellectual disability and
their supporters.
Our Rainbow Lives is designed for supported reading. It
works best if a person with a disability and a supporter
read it together.
Most of the left-hand pages are written in plain language.
The right-hand pages are written using easy-to-read
language. This means that the text uses larger letters and
there are pictures to assist supported readers.
Supporters should read the left-hand pages before
supporting a person with disability to read the right-hand
pages. In most cases, the ideas on the left and the right
are the same but with more information for the support
person to facilitate a conversation around the material.
Our Rainbow Lives is an introduction to what it means
to be LGBTIQA+ and how to be supportive of LGBTIQA+
people. It should be used within a holistic sexuality and
relationship program at an appropriate point where
the necessary foundational education and support has
occurred. It may also be appropriate to introduce this
content in employment settings – where foundational
education has occurred – to help a person with a disability
understand standards of appropriate behaviour according
to anti-discrimination legislation. NDIS providers have
an obligation to provide inclusive services for LGBTIQA+
people and this booklet can help them to do so.
At the end of the book you will find additional resources
for supporters as well as a glossary.
©
Inclusion Melbourne and Rainbow Health Victoria 2021
