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  1. What is supported employment?

    disability who need extra ongoing support while they are at work. Workplaces that offer these jobs are called supported employment services. Types of supported employment jobs Supported … food services and more. They are usually not-for-profit organisations, giving people a chance to work and take part in the community. Getting a supported employment job To work in supported … information, visit Supports in employment on the NDIS website or call 1800 800 110 . You can find out about supported employment services in your area on the BuyAbility website . Wages in …
  2. Making changes in your workplace

    You can work with your employer to make changes in the workplace to support you to do your job. These types of changes are called ‘reasonable adjustments’. What are reasonable adjustments? Reasonable adjustments help give people with disability fair access to employment. They are also called workplace … work area and workplace equipment or services changes to tasks or the way you work. You might find even simple changes will meet your needs. By law your employer must take your disability …
  3. Taking part in Inclusive Employment Australia

    There are steps you need to follow when you join Inclusive Employment Australia. Learn more with our guide to interviews with providers, job plans, mutual obligations and your choices. Getting started and choosing a provider Most … will work with you to create a job plan. This is a plan for working with your provider to help you find suitable work. The job plan will be either: a ‘meaningful engagement’ job plan, …
  4. Workplace adjustments, employer confidence vital to bridge disability employment gap: JobAccess National research

    40 per cent believe the cost of workplace adjustments are large. Accessibility is key to including 4.4 million Australians with disability in the workforce. Making workplace … are unsure about the costs and benefits of putting them in place. The national survey aimed to measure the awareness of disability and workplace adjustments. Workplace adjustments benefit … support. Since 2006, JobAccess has managed over 65,000 funding applications. JobAccess can help with workplace adjustment, and provide support and training to employers and people with …
  5. Managing an employee with disability

    Many people with disability won’t need any specific management or help, but some might. Find out how to create a working environment that supports and includes all staff. You can watch this video …
  6. Contacting possible employers

    You might contact an employer you’d like to work for to ask if they have jobs available or to get more information about a job. Writing to an employer Whether you're writing to apply for a job or asking about future …
  7. Setting up suitable work tasks

    Sometimes, you may need to adjust a role’s tasks. Do this to best suit an employee’s abilities, skills and needs. Making these types of changes may help improve their productivity and safety. How can I change or adjust tasks? One way to change or adjust tasks is to swap an employee’s task that they find difficult with another employee. For example, you could swap: telephone tasks for filing …
  8. Developing a support plan for your staff

    Support plans can benefit your employees with disability, as well as your business. Find out what to include in a plan and how to get started writing one – or download a handy template. What is a … for an employee with disability. It addresses their specific needs in the workplace and help they may need to settle into or keep a job long term. Not every employee with disability …
  9. What employers can ask at an interview

    If you mention your disability at a job interview, the employer can only ask questions about how it might affect how you do the job and work safely. You also have the right to privacy. What employers can ask about your disability At a job interview, an employer can ask about: changes to the workplace that will help you do the job – these are also called reasonable adjustments changes to work hours or …
  10. Complaints about disability employment or advocacy services

    for national public holidays fill in the online complaint form. The CRRS is a free service. Help to make a complaint If you are deaf or have a hearing or speech impairment, you can contact … employment conditions not being respected and valued at work not getting the training you need to find, keep or do a new job not getting a service or support that you should not being allowed to make a complaint or …