of hearing nurse, there are always challenges,” she said. “But I found increasing difficulties with using phones and communicating with other staff.” This began to affect her confidence. “I … encourages employers and staff to consider what support may be available. “It empowers people with disability to continue to work and feel like they belong to a team,” she said. To find out …

JobAccess service has launched new visual branding for Alumni Partners of the National Disability Recruitment Coordinator (NDRC). JobAccess Alumni represent a cohort of employers who have completed a 12-month partnership with the NDRC and are leading the way in workplace diversity. The growing alumni currently …

employee for their business. If you have a resume, attach it to your email or include it with your letter. Find out more about creating a resume . Asking for more information about a job … your letter should include: your name and address the date when you’re writing the name of the person you are writing to the position title of the person you are writing to (You can usually find out these details by phoning the business and …

of workplace adjustments are large. Accessibility is key to including 4.4 million Australians with disability in the workforce. Making workplace adjustments is simple, cost-effective and benefits …

You can ask for help to take part in a job interview if you need it because of a disability. This might include help with communication, extra time or transport. What kind of help can you get? Getting support can … learning disability, you might ask for more time to do any written tests that are part of the hiring process. This kind of help is called a ‘reasonable adjustment’. If you need reasonable …

2023, she faced a long recovery and uncertainty about returning to work. The accident left her with a spinal cord injury, resulting in five months in hospital. Susanna had been building an … I’d be able to come back,” Susanna said. “It was just how I was going to manage working with a disability and the things that come along with it.” During her hospital stay, Susanna connected …

large multinationals– has always had a vision of what was possible for him. Diagnosed with degenerative spinal muscular atrophy at the age of six, he has never really been able to … and secondary schools in Melbourne’s Eastern suburbs, someone suggested that because of his disability he should be educated alongside others with disability. He was enrolled in a disability facility in a completely non-academic program. …

If you’re looking for work and live with disability, injury or health condition you may be able to get income support payments. Income … may also help if you can’t work many hours. Other financial support is available if you need: personal support at work help to get to work support to do an apprenticeship. Types of income …