What works in employment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples with disability: an Indigenous-led evidence synthesis summary

Overview

This summary synthesises evidence on employment participation for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with disability.  Across the literature, stronger outcomes are associated with services that are Indigenous-led, culturally safe, relational and flexible enough to reflect family, community and cultural realities. Poor outcomes are linked less to individual capability than to systems that are culturally unsafe, rigid or unresponsive. The report focuses on the conditions that make employment, education and training pathways more accessible, trusted and sustainable.

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Publication Details

Copyright
Commonwealth of Australia 2026
DOI
10.60836/4scd-2253
Date posted