Employer disability confidence is a concept being used increasingly in employment interventions and policies targeting the demand side of the labour market to support the employment of people with disability. This study aims to develop a conceptual model of employer disability confidence to fill in gap in current practice and literature.

In Australia, many people with a disability work in Supported Employment Settings (SESs). This paper examines how one case study SES facilitates pathways to open employment for supported employees. The paper explores three key questions: what do these pathways look like, what role can SESs play in facilitating these transitions and what are the challenges...

Workers living with a disability experience barriers to sustainable employment in the open labour market. This paper explores how people with disability can be supported in finding employment through a shared resilience approach offered by a Work Integration Social Enterprise (WISE).

This qualitative study explores the lived experiences of nine individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) working in open (mainstream) employment in Australia. The findings highlight a gap in Australia’s current disability employment policy, particularly the Disability Employment Services funding model which incentivises short-term job placements over long-term career development.