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This report outlines current problems with the Disability Support Pension and offers three approaches for its reform.
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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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This issues paper looks at the experiences of people with disability in employment. The Commission wants to understand why people with disability are less…
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This report brings together information from a range of national data sources to contribute to a greater understanding about disability in Australia.
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The PWDA election platform asks the next federal government to deliver people with disability better protection from COVID, better jobs and financial security,…
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What needs to be done to reform policies and practices that aim to increase the participation of people with disability in employment? This report identifies…
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This strategy document outlines the Australian government’s commitment to work with NDIS participants, industry and other stakeholders to grow a responsive and…
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Road to employment is a 3-year Department of Social Services (DSS) funded project run by JFA Purple Orange to address barriers to employment. This interim…
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This report presents research findings from the Employment Research Project aimed at exploring the barriers and enablers to gaining and maintaining paid…
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People with disability in Australia brings together information from a range of national data sources to contribute to a greater understanding of disability in…
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This report documents key findings from the Improving Disability Employment Study (IDES) project. The project aimed to progress evidence on factors that…
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This report finds that frustration, uncertainty, and confusion are the hallmarks of the sector at this time. There are ongoing workforce issues, concerns over…
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This report reflects on a two year project, funded by the Victorian government, to help the disability sector protect society's more vulnerable people during…
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Pathways to Employment (P2E) was a small, proof-of-concept trial to test the efficacy of mainstream employment pathway support for young people in the National…
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This first annual report for the Australia’s Disability Strategy Outcomes Framework provides an overview of all measures being tracked under Australia’s…
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The findings of this research reflect the need to build greater understanding, transparency and accountability in order to fully include disabled workers in…
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This paper provides an overview of the employment ecosystem which constructs access to employment supports for people with disability.
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This paper explains the range of employment supports that should be available for people with disabilities, and the extent to which they are provided in the…
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This paper collates the existing data available on School Leaver Employment Supports, and on the experiences of young people with intellectual disability…
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This paper collates the existing data available about Australian Disability Enterprises, adding new data to identify the current state of the ADE sector.
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This paper presents a new model for Australian Disability Enterprises: the WISE-Ability model. The model articulates the organisational elements that build…
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These guidelines have been produced as part of the Australian Human Rights Commission’s 'IncludeAbility' project, which is designed to support employers to…
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Employment for people with disability have numerous social, health and economic benefits including greater likelihood of secure housing, reduced poverty,…
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The Improving Disability Employment Study (IDES) is the first longitudinal survey to investigate perspectives on barriers and facilitators to work for…
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National Disability Services' State of the disability sector' report for 2022 is based on responses from 364 disability service providers who took part in this…