Disability employment
Alternative labels
Inclusive employment
Fact sheet
A new specialist disability employment program
Inclusive Employment Australia is a new specialist disability employment program that will replace the Disability Employment Program in 2025. These fact sheets provide information about the reform to disability employment and the implications for participants, employers and providers.
Draft report
Disability Employment Services (DES): draft provider performance framework
This Performance Framework is being developed to monitor and measure the performance of providers against an agreed set of key performance measures to assist in achieving meaningful and sustainable employment outcomes for participants.
Report
Getting workplace adjustments out of the “too hard basket”
This report explores workplace adjustments for jobseekers, employees and organisations, offering evidence to guide inclusive policy development. Findings span process, proactivity, and attitudes, with seven success factors identified. The study finds 56% of employees with disability fear bias when requesting adjustments, highlighting persistent structural and cultural barriers requiring action at societal and political levels.
Report
From ADEs to open employment research
This research used mixed methods to understand the barriers, enablers, and predictors to transitions from Australian Disability Enterprises (ADEs) to open employment. The research found to support open employment the NDIS, other government departments, and family and mainstream supports can: build employment goals early, build participant knowledge and understanding, gain open employment experience, and build...
Guide
Supported employment: a phase-by-phase guide
The Supported Employment Quality Framework is an evidence-based model that has been used successfully for decades to support people with disability, particularly those with intellectual disability and or autism into paid employment. This guide explores the five phases that underpin the model.