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UNLOCKING POTENTIAL TOGETHER.

We can build a diverse and vibrant workforce across Australia.

UNLOCKING POTENTIAL TOGETHER.

By working together, we can build a diverse and vibrant workforce across Australia.

DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT AUSTRALIA IS THE PEAK INDUSTRY BODY FOR AUSTRALIA’S DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT SECTOR

Representing providers of disability employment services, we are devoted to the purpose of helping people living with disability to find meaningful, productive, and fulfilling work.

For more than a quarter of a century, we have been a leader in the disability employment sector; our membership encompasses 90% of the DES caseload.

For Providers

Find out why more than 70% of the sector’s providers are DEA members.

For Employers

Every employer has the potential to employ people with disability. Find out how disability employment service providers can help.

For Job Seekers

A disability employment services provider can help you secure and maintain real work with proper pay.

How Membership can Help you.

Our members enjoy a comprehensive range of benefits including input to influence our policy positions on key issues, access to expert industry support and resources, special rates on training, networking and events tailored to our sector’s needs and so much more.

RECENT NEWS & EVENTS

With our Hall of Fame now well established, DEA will honour the best practice in the sector at the upcoming DEA Conference Gala Dinner.

With our Hall of Fame now well established, DEA will honour the best practice in the sector at the upcoming DEA Conference Gala Dinner.

Getting a job is a challenging process for many people, but there can be extra layers of complication

In recent times it has been difficult for hotels to fill a couple of positions – let alone

UPCOMING EVENTS
FOR MEMBERS

September 30, 2024

Join us for a lighter-touch, informal, more networking-based session in the last week of November. There’ll be

September 30, 2024

Transitioning from being a colleague to someone’s manager can be a challenging experience. While the promotion offers

August 1, 2024

If you’d like to book a session for your organisation, please contact us at training@disabilityemployment.org.au to express

June 5, 2024

The Welcome Reception will be the first official opportunity for all delegates to meet with one another

June 5, 2024

The Tender Readiness Workshop will prepare leaders and staff whose responsibilities include work in and around procurement

OUR PARTNERS

We are immensely proud to collaborate with our dedicated partners, who play a crucial role in advancing our mission.

BECOME A 
MEMBER TODAY

Have your voice heard on key issues and enjoy access to expert policy advice, exclusive events, industry support and training tailored to the needs of our sector.