Psychosocial disability
Alternative labels
Psychologicalimpairment
Description
Psychosocial disability is not a diagnosis, it is the functional impact and barriers which may be faced by someone living with a mental health condition.
Report
Achieving a ‘sense of purpose’: pathways to employment for NDIS participants with intellectual disability, on the autism spectrum and/with psychosocial disability
This report presents research findings from the Employment Research Project aimed at exploring the barriers and enablers to gaining and maintaining paid employment for NDIS participants with intellectual disability, on the autism spectrum, and/or with psychosocial disability.
Systematic review
Evidence review: strategies to increase employment and economic participation for people with a cognitive disability
Commissioned by the National Disability Insurance Agency this research was undertaken to discover what helps people with autism, intellectual disability and psychosocial disabilities find and keep a job.
Submission
Submission by the Whitlam Institute for the Inquiry into the purpose, intent and adequacy of the Disability Support Pension
This submission the Inquiry into the Adequacy of Newstart Allowance focuses on: employment prospects and incentives for people with disability on the JobSeeker Payment; the barriers presented by the Disability Support Pension (DSP) eligibility criteria and the claims process; how the DSP can undermine the economic goals and aspirations of people with disability; and the...
Fact sheet
Violence against people with disability: differences by impairment
In Australia the extent and nature of violence against people with disability varies by impairment. This fact sheet is third in a series on violence against people with disability in Australia and is based on current data for men and women aged 18-64 years.
Research Summary
Employer mobilisation research
A research snapshot in understanding behaviours, attitudes and intentions of employers in Australia towards recruiting, supporting and accommodating people with health conditions or disabilities. The analysis revealed six employer segments that differ in their openness, capacity and supportiveness of their culture. Key barriers and opportunities are identified.