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Understanding disability
Many people have a view of what disability looks like, often based on the presence of a wheelchair or other equipment, so when someone doesn't match that image…
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Accurate job analysis clarifies what the job really involves – the tasks, skills and workplace environment that determine whether a jobseeker is a good fit.
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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.
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Work with the jobseeker and employer to make sure everything is ready for a smooth start.
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Build skills and qualifications for employment through vocational and post-secondary education and training.
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Work-based learning is learning that occurs in real work environments through participation in authentic work activities and interactions, which helps people’s…
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Support a focus on career progression by identifying opportunities for mentoring, new roles and upskilling. Give constructive feedback and offer career growth…
Understanding disability
People who are deaf or hard of hearing will have different needs in the workplace. They may require tailored supports and adjustments so that they can thrive…
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Understand, respect and adapt services to be appropriate for people with disability from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds.
Understanding disability
Sharing information about disability can benefit everyone when handled with respect across all phases of the employment journey: people with disability feel…
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Designing a career plan is about more than just finding a job – it is about building a foundation for adulthood, independence and community participation.
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Understanding disability
People with intellectual disability want to work but often face significant barriers to employment. Employing people with intellectual disability requires…
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.
Understanding disability
Having a job is strongly associated with positive mental health and wellbeing. Employment can help prevent mental health challenges and can also promote…
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Self-employment is increasingly seen as an important employment pathway for people with disability in Australia. It allows people to use their skills, work…
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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.
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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…
Practice approach
Meaningful engagement is created through everyday practice: showing up consistently, listening deeply, being curious, making space for the person’s voice and…
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A microenterprise is a very small business created as a job for a person with intellectual disability. Built around the person's skills, interests and supports…
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Collecting information about a person’s interests, strengths, skills and support needs can help guide employment service staff to identify work that is a good…
Understanding disability
The person with disability is an expert on their disability and the supports and adjustments that will help them to do their job safely and effectively. The…
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Participating in work experience and learning about work in real workplaces, is a predictor of successful employment for young people with disability.
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Designed for disability employment providers and practitioners, each Lunch and learn session explores a key topic to build understanding, share what works and…