Spotlight on Disability Employment Issues
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April 11, 2018, 5:40 p.m.
Disability Employment Australia alongside 24 disability organisations push for all government workplaces to be accessible for people with disabilities has been heard.
March 28, 2018, 4:13 p.m.
The federal government has been urged to show leadership and get more people with disability working in the Australian Public Service, after three state governments recently announced public service disability employment targets.
March 28, 2018, 4:11 p.m.
āI have a son with some learning difficulties, so Iām often on Google searching for the best employment opportunities for him,ā says Chris Lombardo, executive officer at The Bridge, a not-for-profit in Preston and Thornbury.
March 28, 2018, 4:08 p.m.
A seemingly inexorable economic trend has changed direction in the past few years, as people who cited health reasons for not working are returning to the labor force.
March 28, 2018, 4:06 p.m.
Apple wants to see a host of new emojis introduced, all aimed at better representing people with disabilities in texts and other digital communications.
March 28, 2018, 4:03 p.m.
Businesses working hand in hand with government and nonprofit programs can open more employment opportunities to people with disabilities ā and help fill a shortfall of available workers, Lt. Gov. Brian Calley said Monday.
March 28, 2018, 4 p.m.
Society needs to re-imagine disability and that also means increasing the rate of entrepreneurial activity within this community .
March 22, 2018, 12:19 p.m.
With almost one in five Australians experiencing some form of disability, a large proportion of our community face challenges to actively participate in city life.
March 22, 2018, 12:15 p.m.
With only 53 per cent of people with a disability employed and only half likely to finish year 12, it's time to take stock of our disability discrimination laws.
March 22, 2018, 12:11 p.m.
Kairos is a bold Australian film that looks to shatter our assumptions, featuring an actor with down syndrome as the lead. We sat down with both actor and director to explain their project.