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About the Contest

Create the mascot of My Health Choices My Way

A group of young people

Are you a young person with intellectual disability?

We want you to create our project mascot!

A teal circular 'My Health Choices My Way' logo with different-sized hands displayed inside the circle.

Our project is called My Health Choices My Way.

A girl growing from childhood to young adulthood, with an arrow showing the change from a children's doctor to an adult doctor.

The project is about making it better

  • for young people with intellectual disability
  • moving from children to adult health care.
Silhouettes of people arranged in a circle with a question mark in the center.

We need a mascot that shows our project.

Three young people.

You can take part if you

  • have an intellectual disability
  • are 12-28 years old.
A girl looking at artwork displayed on a wall.

Your mascot can be anything, like a

  • person
  • animal
  • shape or
  • something new.
A group of young people creating artwork in an art studio.

Your mascot should feel

  • friendly
  • like it belongs to young people.

How to take part

A smiling girl sitting beside arts and crafts supplies such as coloured pencils, crayons, glue, and coloured paper.

You can share your idea in different ways:

  • draw it on paper
  • paint a picture
  • make a digital drawing
  • make a collage.
A butterfly collage artwork made from pieces of coloured paper glued together.

A collage is when you, for example

  • cut out paper, pictures, or magazines
  • glue them on paper
  • add drawings
  • put them together to make a new artwork.
A red cross next to a woman asking an artificial intelligence system a question on a computer.

We want to see your ideas

  • please do not use artificial intelligence (AI).
A laptop displaying an artificial intelligence system generating images.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is when computers can

  • draw pictures
  • give you ideas.

How to submit

A girl holding a camera.

Take a photo of your work.

A consent form with a green tick on the front page.

Download and sign the consent form. Here is the link.

One hand holding a pen to complete a form while another person points to the form to provide guidance.

Or ask your parent or guardian to sign the form.

A laptop displaying an email folder.

Email your work and the consent form to: healthmyway@unsw.edu.au

Or upload them here.

A girl raising her left hand to ask a question.

Or you can

  • ask a support person to support you to send it
  • contact us if you need support.
An email icon beside the teal circular 'My Health Choices My Way' logo, which features different-sized hands inside the circle.

Contact details

Important information

A closed sign.

The closing date of this competition is

  • 30 June 2026.

What happens next

A group of young people will choose their favourite characters.

A smiling woman holding a gold trophy.

The winning mascot will become the face of My Health Choices My Way.

The winner will get an iPad.

Everyone is included

Two people giving thumbs-up gestures.

If you give us permission.

A group of happy young people.

All work will be shown and celebrated on the

Click the links below for more information about this contest