ALT ID: Fionn holds a cardboard sign above his head that reads: A day centre is not a social life

ALT Families’ fears about intellectual disability services aren’t paranoia. They are echoes of lived experience. Too many families know the history of abuse, neglect, and mistreatment that people with intellectual disabilities have endured in services that were meant to support them. Those fears are reinforced by statistics that are rarely widely discussed but consistently show that people with intellectual disabilities remain at greater risk of harm. When families worry, they are not inventing threats; they are responding to a history that has not yet been fully addressed. ... ID: Text above a photo of a mother and a daughter reads: Families' fears about intellectual disability services aren't paranoia; they are echoes of lived experience; echoes of hidden statistics.

ALT ID: Image shows a lady who has Down syndrome being hugged by another lady. Text reads: “If someone with an intellectual disability trusts you the moment they meet you, it’s not trust at all. They are simply being compliant to your wishes or demands.”

ALT ID: Title reads: Remember: For people with intellectual disabilities compliance is not the same as a good day. Image shows a professional-looking person talking to a support staff person. The speech bubble reads: “He had a really good day today.” Person with an intellectual disability with a thought bubble: “I did everything you told me to.”