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This paper summarises findings from the initial phase of a three-year project conducted to understand employers’ motivations for, and experiences in, hiring…
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Employment and mental health of people with disability: summary of research findings from the CRE-DH
This research review comprehensively examines and summarises the findings of research on employment and mental health among people with disability and…
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The Department of Social Services is seeking feedback on program settings as part of the implementation and transition process towards a new specialist…
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School to work transition for young people with disability in Australia: the Ticket to Work approach
This report highlights that transition to work outcomes can be improved for young people with disability when mechanisms are put in place to enhance what is…
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This research is part of ongoing work informing policies, initiatives and investment to strengthen and grow Australia’s arts and disability ecology. It…
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This research identified several key policy and organisational barriers to people with intellectual disability transitioning to open employment. These included…
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Inclusive Employment Australia is a new specialist disability employment program that will replace the Disability Employment Program in 2025. These fact sheets…
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This Performance Framework is being developed to monitor and measure the performance of providers against an agreed set of key performance measures to assist…
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This research used mixed methods to understand the barriers, enablers, and predictors to transitions from Australian Disability Enterprises (ADEs) to open…
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This guide introduces values‑based messaging for disability conversations, drawing on research‑informed approaches proven to build public support and…
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This report brings together information from a range of national data sources to contribute to a greater understanding of disability in Australia. Some people…
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This report looks at improving employment outcomes for people with disability in Australia. The report reveals that there has been no improvement in employment…
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This article argues for transition away from Australian Disability Enterprises (ADEs) on the basis that they further segregation, discrimination, exploitation,…
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This paper presents feedback received to date on the idea of a disability employment centre of excellence and seeks stakeholder views on potential models for…
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These guidelines provide governments, the private sector, and the non-government sector, with a practical tool for the engagement and inclusion of people with…
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Australians with disability of all ages experience barriers to finding and staying in work. This project works with employers, schools, students and families…
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This research looked at experiences of people who identified as women with disability in the Victorian Public Service. It identified enablers and barriers to…
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This article examines the demand-side of active labour market programs that aim to transition people without jobs into employment. The article's contribution…
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This article examines the demand-side of active labour market policies. It analyses employers' perspectives and experiences of these policies. The article…
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The Work Programme was introduced in 2011, its aim being to assist long-term unemployed people, young unemployed people and disabled people into work. This…
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Disability Enterprises have the potential to address employment barriers that people with an intellectual disability experience as they move into open…
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With a range of skills and experiences, people with disability represent one of Australia’s greatest under-represented talent pools. This report argues that a…
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Current disability employment measures focus on system outputs rather than individual impact. Few approaches assess personal outcomes, with most centred on…
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This qualitative study identifies features of a program that enables young people with disability to build interpersonal skills and explore employment pathways.
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Using strengths-based inquiry, a desk top review and consultations with stakeholders this study sought to identify actions, practices and approaches to…