It covers key topics for organisations – from inclusive language to workplace changes and how to support your staff.  For each topic you'll find:  videos with practical advice and case studies fact sheets, templates and checklists you can download links to more information on the JobAccess website. …

Services (DES) , who have been really great in working to understand our organisation, and partnering with us to find people suitable for the roles we have,” says Kathy. For businesses … like Compass Group, DES can work with employers to provide professional recruitment advice and job matching, help with job design for employees with disability, on-the-job or off-site … support to ensure new employees with disability settle into their job, training information and awareness activities for employers and staff and a source of ready and able jobseekers with …

will in the future.  What’s the business case? People with disability bring a range of skills and abilities to the workplace. Employees with disability are: reliable – people with disability take fewer days off, take less sick leave and stay in their jobs longer than other workers. productive – when in the right job, people with … business – people with disability build strong customer relationships. They boost staff morale and help create a diverse workforce. Employing people with disability can improve the company’s …

experience at Capital Chemist Charnwood in Canberra, where she has been the owner for five and a half years. “Truth be told I was scared. I didn’t want to ask the wrong questions or use … didn’t want to offend him or his parents by saying the wrong thing,” she says. Jack has autism and is nonverbal. When his parents asked Samantha if he could do work experience, his school …

how you can support employees who have intellectual or learning disabilities, brain injury, and other conditions that affect the way people think and process information. …

Providers of Disability Employment Services (DES) and National Panel of Assessors (NPA) funded by the Australian Government have service guarantees … Disability Employment Services – Service Guarantee tailor their services to the situation and background of each client with disability, as well as to the available job opportunities display the Service Guarantee in all offices and sites make the Service Guarantee available to people with disability in accessible formats – …

Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) supports people with disability with a range of supports and services, including help with employment. As a service provider, it’s important to know what … skills to keep a job funding to pay for supports at work information about community programs and volunteering. For more information about supports and who is eligible, visit the NDIS website or call 1800 800 110 . …

Waterfalls Café owner Rachel Power has seen how creating an accessible and welcoming workplace can make a big difference. ‘It’s something that I think every business should consider doing … the rewards for the people I hire and my business outweigh any extra effort.’ By making a few changes to support its staff, … is one café that is keeping staff for longer. But for Rachel, watching how people change and grow in their work is the biggest benefit. …

Enterprise, or a disability advocacy service, you can contact the Complaints Resolution and Referral Service (CRRS).  You can submit your complaint to the Complaints Resolution and Referral Service (CRRS) using this online form. Important security information Please be aware and consider your privacy as this online form is not secure. To protect your privacy, personal …

How many people live with disability, and what does this mean for the workplace? Everyone’s experience is different. It’s important to focus on each person’s skills and abilities. You can watch this video with Auslan or read the transcript. Please note: The ABS published this data in July 2024. From the 2022 Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers (SDAC), it estimates that 5.5 million Australians (21.4%) live with disability. This …