The benefits of employing people with disability are clear. Research shows people with disability are: more productive have a better safety record are more reliable are more cost-effective to employ 1 . Australian employers are seeing the benefits of employing people with disability. They …

business to drive diversity, engaging at the executive level and with other managers.  “I am a person with two false legs but have never required adjustments in the workplace. However, within … start joining the team in the office, Dwayne went through DPIE’s workplace adjustment passport process. The online system asks questions about the employee’s disability and offers suggestions for adjustments, as well as outlining required …

Legal Aid NSW has received support from JobAccess to implement workplace adjustments for their employees with disability. The goal is to improve their hiring process and policies related to disability employment. Legal Aid NSW partnered with the …

  Kevin Green, Cleaning Supervisor at Compass Group Australia. For Compass Group Australia, hiring people with disability is part of their core business. That’s because if they weren’t doing it, there’s every chance they’d be missing the best person for the job. The organisation of more than 10,000 people already boasts many employees …

importance of reasonable adjustments Workplace adjustments are changes that help people with disability do their work. That includes feeling comfortable and productive. The changes can be around the job, processes or the working environment. Adjustments are covered in the Disability Discrimination …

For Neslihan Sari, Paralegal at Public Transport Victoria (PTV), employing people with disability has far reaching benefits. “It’s good for the economy, it helps society, and it benefits individuals and their families,” says Neslihan, who has congenital glaucoma from birth. Before …

on workplace adjustments to facilitate an open, empathetic, and actionable discussion between employers and employees with disability.  The resource has been developed through feedback received in the recent national … solutions. Offering workplace adjustments are critical to support people with disability in employment and help bridge Australia’s disability employment gap. “This conversation guide is a …

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genU is a national community services provider with more than 25 years’ experience in disability employment. This change marks a new and exciting chapter for us. While the provider has changed, … know, and trust has not. “We want to reassure everyone that the team you know and trust with lived experience continues to support you,” says Georgia Miller, National Manager of JobAccess. …