Employer engagement (disability)
Alternative labels
Employer awareness (disability)
Employer confidence (disability)
Employer responsiveness (disability)
Guide
Neurodivergence and the workplace: reducing unconscious bias in the recruitment process
This guide explains neurodivergence and its value to businesses, and highlights how unconscious bias can hinder recruitment. It offers 8 practical tips to help employers create fairer, more inclusive hiring processes.
Evaluation
Evaluation of the Australian Human Rights Commission ‘IncludeAbility’ Project 2020-2023
The evaluation outlines the achievements of the IncludeAbility disability employment project, highlighting the success of its pilot programs and presenting key findings. The data reveals that overcoming persistent barriers to disability employment requires long-term, organisation-wide support beyond high-level inclusion policies, with coordinated strategies to assist both employers and employees concluding with strategic insights to guide...
Video
Visual resumes: Developing visual resumes for work
A recording of an online workshop about visual resumes which are used as part of Customised Employment. Customised Employment tailors a job or self-employment to fit the interests, contributions and conditions for success of a person with disability, while also meeting the needs of a business or the market for a product or service.
Guide
The employment journey for people with cerebral palsy
This guide is for people with cerebral palsy (CP) and employers with information on finding employment and the workplace experience. It includes insights from interviews with people with cerebral palsy, who shared their personal employment experiences and offered advice on how to make the employment journey more inclusive and accessible for everyone.
Journal article
Barriers and facilitators to accommodations in the workplace for adults who use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC): a systematic review
Workplace accommodations can reduce barriers to employment for people who use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), however, the lack of accommodations continues to challenge participation in employment. This systematic review identified and analysed barriers and facilitators to implementing workplace accommodations for adults who use AAC. It found environmental barriers related mainly to attitudes and technology...