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Assistive technology enables the full participation of people who are blind or vision impaired and determines whether they can participate at every stage of…
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Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is a lifelong neurodevelopmental disability that can significantly influence how a person learns, communicates, manages…
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This insights report presents findings from a national study of Australia’s work-integration social enterprises (WISEs), conducted by University of Melbourne…
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This project adapts the Work Integration Social Enterprise (WISE) model for the disability sector, and identifies factors that facilitate and inhibit pathways…
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Lessons from France: Embedding Work Integration Social Enterprises in the National Employment System
This report examines France's work integration system and what Australia can learn from it. It draws on over two years of research and engagement with French…
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This report shares insights into the employment experiences of young people with disability in Greater Melbourne. The research highlights systemic barriers,…
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A review prompted by the 2023 Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability produced this update to Australia’s…
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The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is one of Australia’s most ambitious public policy initiatives. This report recommends that the Australian…
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This is the first public report to analyse Workforce Wizard and carecareers data to reveal NDIS-related trends in the disability workforce.
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The Community Services Outcomes Tree is a framework for capturing the outcomes individuals experience as a result of community services being delivered. The…
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This article reports on the development and testing of a framework for measuring outcomes for the human services sector. The process included action research…
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The National Disability Strategy sets out a ten year national plan for improving life for Australians with disability, their families and carers. The Strategy…
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The submission identifies a series of practical improvements, successful models and high-level policy reforms that would enable significantly enhanced…
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This paper outlines five key priorities identified by disability services providers in Australia: reform of the disability supports system, independent pricing…
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Individual Placement and Support (IPS) is considered the most effective and evidence-based model of employment support for people living with mental ill-health…
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This framework underpins the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) Workforce Development Framework developed for headspace by providing consistent guidance on…
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A practical guide designed to help professionals provide more inclusive, respectful, and effective support to people who are Deaf, deaf, hard of hearing or…
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A practical, easy-to-follow guide designed to help Australians communicate more inclusively with people who are Deaf, deaf, hard of hearing, or have hearing…
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To ensure people with disabilities have equal access to work, some workplaces may need to be physically adjusted. For example, changes to fittings or furniture…
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Workplace adjustments are administrative, environmental or procedural changes that enable people with disability to have equitable employment opportunities,…
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This scoping review looks at academic and practitioner literature on voluntary employee turnover at Disability Employment Service (DES) providers. It found…
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Customised Employment is an approach that starts with the person rather than the job. Time is spent identifying a person’s unique interests and potential…
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The Australian Public Service Disability Employment Strategy 2020–25 provides a foundation for building an inclusive and diverse Australian Public Service.
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The Disability Royal Commission’s final report includes 222 recommendations aimed at all levels of government. This Australian Government Response includes…
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This report investigates the causes of employee turnover in Disability Employment Services (DES) and presents evidence from a survey of employees. It provides…