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Community services outcomes tree
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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Measuring outcomes experienced by users of community services
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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Priorities for the 2025 federal election
Ahead of the 2025 federal election, this paper calls on all political parties to commit to valuing quality and effective sector stewardship across disability…
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Equity: the arts and disability associated plan
A four year roadmap laying the foundations for greater representation and equity in cultural and creative life for d/Deaf and disabled artists and arts workers…
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On-the-job training supports for people with intellectual disability employed in aged care
This study describes components of training provided to people with intellectual disability undergoing traineeships for 12 months in four aged care services…
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The role of shared resilience in building employment pathways with people with a disability
Workers living with a disability experience barriers to sustainable employment in the open labour market. This paper explores how people with disability can be…
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The lived experiences and perspectives of people with Autism Spectrum Disorder in mainstream employment in Australia
This qualitative study explores the lived experiences of nine individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) working in open (mainstream) employment in…
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Wellbeing and job satisfaction among employees with intellectual disability
Research exploring the job satisfaction and wellbeing experiences of people with intellectual disability in the workplace and potential strategies for…
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Growing intellectual disability employment in NSW government
People with intellectual disability are underrepresented in employment across all sectors, including the public service. This project examined how the NSW…
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Submission by the Whitlam Institute for the Inquiry into the purpose, intent and adequacy of the Disability Support Pension
This submission the Inquiry into the Adequacy of Newstart Allowance focuses on: employment prospects and incentives for people with disability on the JobSeeker…
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Disability Support Pension new customer focus groups
A quantitative study of people who had been granted the Disability Support Pension (DSP) between August and November 2003. The study aimed to provide a…
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Newstart, poverty, disability and the National Disability Insurance Scheme
What is life like for people with a disability deemed to have a partial capacity to work? This research shows it is often an experience of poverty, with…
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Working towards self-reliance: three lessons for disability pension reform
This report outlines current problems with the Disability Support Pension and offers three approaches for its reform.
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National disability strategy 2010-2020
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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Employment: issues paper
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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People with disability in Australia 2020
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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NDIS national workforce plan: 2021-2025
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: interim report
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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People with Disability Australia: 2022 federal election platform
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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10 strategies for improving employment outcomes for people with disability
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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People with disability in Australia 2022
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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Improving Disability Employment Study (IDES): end of study report
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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Achieving a ‘sense of purpose’: pathways to employment for NDIS participants with intellectual disability, on the autism spectrum and/with psychosocial disability
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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Understanding the elements of employment support
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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School Leaver Employment Support (SLES) – reshaping the approach
This paper collates the existing data available on School Leaver Employment Supports, and on the experiences of young people with intellectual disability…