Stories

These stories describe the diverse experiences of people with disability in the workforce, including their experience using JobAccess, disclosing disability and employer flexibility.

Teaching resilience through lived experience
Teaching resilience through lived experience

Howard Clark is a passionate teacher. His long career started at a primary school, from which he transitioned to St Patrick’s College in Ballarat, an all-boys school, where he has been teaching for 26 years.
David Burns (Source: Burns and Associates Solicitors)
Supporting David to raise the bar on his practice

Their primary goal, he says, is to help people walk through the complex legal system without going to a court trial.

a man using a sieve in a kitchen while cooking
Recipe for success: JobAccess supports Andrew’s passion for cooking

For Andrew*, running his catering business is more than cooking. He loves the social connections that come with it.
Grant Everett, Assistant Publications Officer of Panorama Magazine
Paving the way: Improving mental health awareness in the workplace

Grant Everett is a published author, and has worked for the past three years as a full-time co-writer and designer at Panorama Magazine, a publication dedicated to helping people on their mental health recovery journey.
(from left to right) Kristen Potter, Group Manager Organisational and Cultural Development; Joshua Ford, Records Assistant; and Nick Foster, General Counsel are standing outside The Perth Mint office and looking at the camera.
Minting talent: NDRC partnership paves way for embracing disability inclusion at The Perth Mint

With the support of JobAccess and the National Disability Recruitment Coordinator (NDRC), The Perth Mint has not only made its recruitment practices more inclusive, but has also recently employed a person with disability who is making a significant contribution to its records team.
Donna Purcell smiling at the camera with the watermark "employ their ability"
Breaking barriers with the Employment Assistance Fund

Common activities many of us take for granted aren’t always so easy for people with disability. Take business travel, for example.
Kevin Green standing in a button-up shirt and a bakers cap
How disability employment benefits big workforces

For Compass Group Australia, hiring people with disability is part of their core business. That’s because if they weren’t doing it, there’s every chance they’d be missing the best person for the job.
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A strong future for supported employment

Brite is an Australian Disability Enterprise (ADE) taking a person centred and holistic approach to employment for people with disability. Brite’s CEO, Nick Mac Hale, shares their challenges and hopes for a strong future.
Lady with a physical disability sitting at her desk smiling
ABC spotlights disability inclusion through NDRC partnership

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) is an essential public service for all Australians and plays a crucial role in delivering services that reflect and contribute to Australian society, culture and identity.
Sharon is smiling facing the camera, sitting in her red and black office chair. She is wearing a floral-patterned top.
Self-employed Sharon is changing the future for autistic people

A story about a self-employed person changing the future for autistic people.
Nathan Stapleton is in a wheelchair outdoors at a farm with his two sons sitting on his lap.
Nathan returns to work after life-changing event

Story about Nathan returns to work after life-changing event.
Louise Sauvage is smiling at work, while coaching a person with their back to the camera.
Right on track: National coach and Paralympian describes new wheelchair through JobAccess as game changing

Story about National coach and Paralympian describes new wheelchair through JobAccess as game changing.