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Mark Pattison

Mark Pattison has been the Executive Director of National Council on Intellectual Disability (NCID) for 16 years. Before joining NCID Mark managed support services in South London for five years, providing residential, employment and integrated health services to people with disability leaving institutions into community life. Mark pioneered the creation of non-profit community purchasing agencies and the creation of community support agencies. Before moving to the UK Mark managed residential services in Australia including the development of community services for people leaving institutions.

NCID is - The National Council on Intellectual Disability (NCID) was established in Australia over 60 years ago by parents and friends in an endeavour to improve the quality of life of people with intellectual disability and to fill the need for national unity and information.

The Council is the recognised national peak body with the single focus on intellectual disability, ie, our actions and priorities centre on issues that affect the lives of people with intellectual disability and their families. Our mission is to work to make the Australian community one in which people with intellectual disability are involved and accepted as equal participating members.

NCID has over 5,000 members representing all 8 States and Territories. In addition to having people with intellectual disability on its Board, NCID receives policy advice from Our Voice. Our Voice is a committee the membership of which is exclusively people with intellectual disability representing all States and Territories.