The book examines actions that may be taken to redress wrongs illegally perpetrated against people with intellectual disabilities in New South Wales, Australia. Ten topic areas are addressed (sample subtopics in parentheses): protecting rights (complaints to government departments, use of the ombudsman); discrimination (legal aid); personal relationships (marriage, having children, adoption); sheltered workshops (legislation, work contracts, discrimination and harassment); housing (controls over residential facilities); guardianship and money management for adults (informal and formal money management); wills (trustees, income tax, wills for intellectually disabled people); crime and the intellectually disabled (defenses, police, confessions); consumer protection (unfair contracts, legal effect of incapacity); and care givers (physical interference, negligence). (CL)