With the current labour shortages in Australia, you want to be the first choice as an employer for skilled and talented job seekers and employees. Sometimes the right person for the job will be a person with disability.
Being disability confident can help you attract a wider pool of suitable job applicants and retain the talented employees with disability you already have.
What does being ‘disability confident’ mean?
A disability confident organisation is an organisation that is genuinely inclusive of people with disability, putting policies into practice.
Senior managers in a disability confident organisation recognise the business relevance of employing people with disability and are committed to implementing strategies to diversity the workforce.
Managers and staff in a disability confident organisation understand disability, recognise what people with disability can do and have in place mechanisms for addressing any barriers to employment or promotion for people with disability.
Understanding disability
The following JobAccess resources can help you increase your confidence when interacting with people with disability. They can also help you promote the idea of being a disability friendly organisation to senior management:
Help, support and other resources
There is help and support available to employers who recognise the importance of being inclusive of people with disability:
If you are not sure where to begin, call the JobAccess Advisers on 1800 464 800 or online using our Online Enquiry Form: