talk about: your skills and strengths and examples of how you manage your work changes to the workplace you might need to support you side effects of any medications that could affect your … you use to manage your time ways you work as part of a team any issues you faced in past workplaces and how you worked with your employer to find solutions. Financial help for changes in … and the employer may consider the Supported Wage System . If you’re eligible, you can get an assessment to decide on fair pay for the work you can do. Negative responses from customers or …

The award recognises JobAccess for helping employers create inclusive and accessible workplaces and for its success in helping people with disability find and keep jobs. Created and … by GenU, on behalf of the Department of Social Services (DSS), and is the national hub for workplace and employment information for people with disability, employers and service providers. … into their workforce. JobAccess has assisted approximately 500,000 individuals in their workplaces and supported many employers to make their workplaces inclusive to support people with …

work. We help employers and people with disability by giving practical advice, helping with workplace adjustments, and supporting inclusive recruitment. We also work to build these same values in our own workplace. To mark Neurodiversity Celebration Week, we asked four neurodivergent JobAccess team … with disabilities daily. Helping transform inclusive goals into real, practical support in the workplace. She says small actions make a difference.    “Inclusivity isn’t one big decision,” …

more accessible. That’s where JobAccess came in. Through the Employment Assistance Fund (EAF), workplace adjustments were made so Maddie could work safely and comfortably. "JobAccess helped with a button door and a ramp for entry to my workplace. They also helped get a new microscope with a screen." “This equipment lets me access my workplace. That and the new microscope are vital to me doing what I love," says Maddie. Today, …

other managers.  “I am a person with two false legs but have never required adjustments in the workplace. However, within the first week of joining DPIE, a small wound on old scar tissue … mobility to low mobility, having to use my old wheelchair, and work remotely. This is where my workplace adjustment passport journey begins,” explained Dwayne.  After meeting his manager and … began. However, keen to 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 …

Many organisations are removing barriers when they hire and welcome new employees.  Yet many workplaces do not give those employees the chance to progress their career. A lack of opportunity … performance, and culture. Over 60% of Australians with disability experience limits in the workplace. These include ‘being restricted in the type of job,’ changing jobs or getting a … disability. Leaders have the power to make disability inclusion a priority. They can hold the workplace accountable to diversity and inclusion goals. Setting good policies, hiring goals, and …

or range of movement. Pain due to conditions listed above can also cause these issues. Making workplace adjustments To help employees who have trouble with fine hand coordination and lifting, … can cause pain and strain, or it may not be possible due to the person’s condition. Making workplace adjustments There are many products that help people to reduce the risks involved with … pick up items that are above their head height. Mobility There are changes you can make in the workplace to help people with disability or injury that affects how they move around. People with …

Once you’ve hired people with disability, it’s important to make sure they are supported in the workplace, and other team members know how to be inclusive.  …