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.

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.

This paper reports on discussions with people with disability about the ethical implications of artificial intelligence and automated decision-making (ADM). It finds that participants were concerned about how ADM systems affect self-determination, caring relationships and identity recognition, as well as the political-economic drivers of automation.

This paper explores tensions navigated by researchers and project leaders when involving people with disability as experts in co-design and in the core team. Part of an evaluation aiming to improve paid employment of people with intellectual disability is used to consider this work.

This study describes components of training provided to people with intellectual disability undergoing traineeships for 12 months in four aged care services. It finds that successful traineeships for people with intellectual disability require support from both the trainee and mentors.