International professional services firm KPMG embarked on improving disability inclusion within the organisation with support from the Australian Government's JobAccess service and the National Disability …

The Australian Government has a range of programs and services to make sure people with disability have equal opportunity. This includes advocacy, day programs, language and support … Disability Advocacy Program (NDAP) can help you get free support to protect your rights as a person with disability. An NDAP agency can speak, act or write for you to make sure your needs …

growing cities in Victoria. To reflect the community it serves, the City looked at increasing disability representation in its workforce. To achieve this, the City partnered with the National Disability Recruitment Coordinator (NDRC) . The NDRC is JobAccess' employer …

Talk to your employees with disability as you would any other employee. Approach conversations in a way that makes people … safe for your employee and other team members. You can’t ask personal questions about a person’s lifestyle. You can’t ask general questions about the employee’s health or disability, … you can and can’t ask during in an interview. Try not to be patronising Don’t assume that a person with disability can’t do something – that’s for them to decide. Don’t say, ‘You’re such an …

To make a complaint about an Inclusive Employment Australia, Australian Disability Enterprise, or a disability advocacy service, you can contact the Complaints … Act (2023) . You can also make a complaint to the CRRS if you’re an advocate or nominee of a person using the service. Services can also get help from the CRRS. For example, to get information: to deal with or prevent a complaint on how to improve policies and procedures. Types of complaints you …

Returning to work after an injury or illness can be challenging, especially when living with an invisible disability. For Rehabilitation Counselling student, Haley, support from JobAccess made all the …

JobAccess Advisers often get asked is, “what is reasonable for employers to ask as evidence of disability from employees?”. Our advice is based on good practice*. An employee does not have … The Disability Discrimination Act (1992) states that it is unlawful to ask information about a person’s disability. Employers can only ask information to adjust work conditions and see if the …

The Disability Discrimination Act 1992 makes it illegal for employers to discriminate against people … law? The Disability Discrimination Act 1992 defines disability as: total or partial loss of a person’s bodily or mental functions total or partial loss of a part of the body the presence in … under the Disability Discrimination Act: do not discriminate directly – you cannot treat a person with disability less favourably than a person without disability in the same or similar …