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Develop effective, respectful, and trustworthy relationships between employers, employment service providers, and jobseekers with disability, built on mutual…
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The charitable model portrays people with disability as needing ‘care’. Advances in medicine saw a shift towards the medical model which focuses on ‘curing’ or…
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This model focuses on how the broader environment such as attitudes, systems and inaccessible spaces in the built environment ‘disables’ people with…
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The human rights approach to disability recognises that all people, regardless of disability, have the right to work and that adaptations and supports should…
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This model of disability considers how biological, psychological and social factors interact to create disability.
Practice approach
Zero exclusion means that employment services should support all people who want to work to overcome any barriers they might face and focus on finding jobs…
Understanding disability
People with disability are not all the same. Like all people, they have many identities related to culture, religion, gender and various life experiences…
Employment intervention model
By creating roles that benefit both the employer and the employee, customised employment helps people with disability access open employment and promotes their…
Employment intervention model
Supported employment is an evidence-based approach for people who need substantial ongoing support to find and/or keep paid employment.
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Bring the elements for successful employment together and draw on the evidence base for ‘what works’ in preparing for, finding, and keeping a job.
Understanding disability
The way that people with disability have been treated and how we think about disability has changed over time. Knowing about the different models of disability…
Understanding disability
For society, and employment, to be truly inclusive, people with and without disability need to be able to work and live together effectively.
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Building understanding of disability requires learning from people with disability about their experience of disability and how to set up conditions for…
Practice approach
Person-centred approaches in disability employment focus on placing the individual with a disability at the centre of all planning, decision-making and service…
Practice approach
Culturally responsive practice means being able to learn from and show respect to people from all backgrounds, including those who come from different cultures…
Explainer
Putting the person and their experiences at the centre of the employment journey in a respectful and responsive way, forms the foundation of good practice for…
Understanding disability
Deafblindness is a unique disability that results from a combination of vision and hearing impairment and has a significant impact on communication,…
Explainer
Every young person deserves the chance to step confidently into their future. School to work transition is a shared responsibility, with families, schools,…
Understanding disability
Develop an understanding of the strengths of the person and the barriers to work, and take action to create the right conditions for the person and the…
Understanding disability
Understand what creates barriers to employment for people with disability – at both an individual and broader societal level – so that strategies can be put in…
Explainer
Young people with disability are more likely to find a job or enter training after leaving school if they have a strong support network – people who believe in…
Practice approach
A trauma-informed approach recognises how common and profound the effects of trauma are and ensures that services and supports are delivered in ways that avoid…
Practice approach
Understand, respect and adapt services to be appropriate for people with disability from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds.
Building Block
Providing support to workers returning to work after injury or illness increases positive employment outcomes.
Explainer
Find practical ways to design or adjust roles so they fit a person’s skills, interests, life situation and support needs, while also meeting business needs.