Guide
Working together to prevent everyday harm
Everyday harm, such as being ignored or talked badly about, or not having your choices and preferences acted on, happens often to people with disability. This guide provides advice on how to notice, acknowledge and respond to harm, as well as how to repair harm and make changes so it doesn't happen again.
Report
Rapid evidence review: transformation of closed employment
This rapid evidence review explores how Australian Disability Enterprises (ADEs) can facilitate pathways into open or integrated employment for people with disabilities. Drawing on international literature, it investigates global approaches to transitioning from sheltered workshop systems to inclusive employment models and distils key insights and implications for the Australian context.
Journal article
Rethinking how people with cognitive disability complain
People with cognitive disability express dissatisfaction in varied ways, often missed by support workers. This study shows complaints can be verbal, behavioural or silent, and effective support relies on mutual recognition and broader understandings of “complaining.” Improving awareness and responses is essential, and further research is needed to understand what helps or hinders people and...
Report
Good Sammy open employment trials
Good Sammy Enterprises (GSE) is a not-for-profit social enterprise in Western Australia. GSE is trialling new models of employment support to people with intellectual disability to build their capacity and secure open employment outside GSE. This interim report evaluates the impact, outcomes and effectiveness of the trials.