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Sounds like you make a lot of effort with your friendships. And every time I try and get together with them they just can’t seem to come up with a date to catch up and see how everybody’s going. They weren’t able to meet up as regularly to what they were and since then I haven’t seen them for so long. But then over time of course they started getting busy. Most of them were there were people with disabilities in the support unit and they were around the same age and I tried to keep most of my friends from when I left school. So you were with all the other kids that were the same age as you sometimes at the school and then sometimes you’re in the special unit. There was no separate classes or one section for people with disabilities and one for mainstream. I was in a support unit at Balcombe Hills High School where we were able to go into class with support but you didn’t have someone help you all of the years at school.
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So, Sarah did you go to a school that had kids of all abilities? Was it a mixed school or did you go to a school where there was some segregation where you put in a special unit as they used to be called? That you have hardly been able to catch up with people as regularly as what you would have done before. Especially in this hard time that we’ve been in where everyone’s been doing everything online. And people you can meet anywhere, network and you can enjoy yourself, socialize with and have networks of people so you don’t feel lonely.
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Yes, friendships is everything from informal supports to formal supports. It is really wonderful to have a chat with you and talk with you about friendships because friendships it’s just such an interesting subject, isn’t it?
#Cid new episode this week series
In the last episode of our relationship series we’ll be discussing friendships from the perspective of two people with intellectual disabilities Sarah and Justen. Hi, I’m Adele and you’re listening to visibility today. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today. In the spirit of reconciliation, the Council for Intellectual Disability acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. To find out more about our work visit Now, settle in and enjoy. Here, we will be telling our stories, and exploring some of the issues that impact people with intellectual disability. And thanks for listening to Visibility, the monthly podcast produced by CID, the Council for Intellectual Disability.