Disability employment
Alternative labels
Inclusive employment
Journal article
Measuring the impact of employment on persons with a disability as a means of improving the quality of employment outcomes
Current disability employment measures focus on system outputs rather than individual impact. Few approaches assess personal outcomes, with most centred on processes and compliance. The paper proposes an outcomes‑based framework grounded in social quality theory – social inclusion, social cohesion, self‑determination and socio‑economic security – to better capture and improve the employment experiences of people...
Guide
Why employment matters: a handbook for job seekers
This resource is for people with disability to help in preparing for, seeking out and improving employment opportunities and goals throughout their working life. This booklet introduces readers to common employment processes as well as new ideas that can assist them to pursue their employment goals more successfully.
Video
Five stories of meaningful employment
This video series highlights the employment journeys of five young adults with disability in Queensland, Australia. Through the lens of Customised Employment and Microenterprise, each story reveals the steps they took to discover and shape meaningful work aligned with their individual interests and strengths.
Strategy
Individual Placement and Support (IPS) workforce development framework for headspace
Individual Placement and Support (IPS) is considered the most effective and evidence-based model of employment support for people living with mental ill-health. This framework aims to increase and retain IPS workforce availability, capacity, and capability to deliver IPS programs in headspace, ultimately improving vocational recovery outcomes for young people experiencing mental ill-health.
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...