Hotel Etico, the first social enterprise hotel in Australia training and employing young people with disability, recently graduated its first cohort of employees. All six graduates have been placed in award-wage paying […]
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Road safety program partners with Spinal Cord Injuries
Australian road camera technology developer Acusensu has partnered with Spinal Cord Injuries Australia to employ members in its infringement assessment department. Acusensus Heads-Up technology uses AI camera software to simultaneously detect for speeding, illegal […]
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Sunshine Butterflies launch disability employment initiative
Noosa based Sunshine Butterflies Disability Support Service and charity has partnered with local company John Madill Toyota to launch their newest Supported Employment initiative, Indoor Plant Hire. Supported Employment gives […]
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Yarra trams wrapped up for disability employment
Calls are growing for people with disabilities and from socially disadvantaged backgrounds to be employed and for organisations to get more involved with inclusion plans going forward. These calls are […]
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Door closes on poor performing DES providers
Skilled staff lost to the disability employment industry following government overhaul.
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New alliance to boost autism workforce
Victoria University (VU) and Autism Spectrum Australia (Aspect) have partnered to help boost the workforce of professionals working with people on the autism spectrum. The five-year partnership that starts in […]
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EmployAbility – Empowering people with physical disability
Spinal Cord Injuries Australia’s employment service, EmployAbility, helps people with physical disability to lead more independent and inclusive lives by supporting them to aspire to, prepare for and engage in […]
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Hireup launches The Good Life Awards
Disability support provider, Hireup, has announced The Good Life Awards, that recognises and rewards the role of disability support workers. The awards will showcase authentic stories of support workers who […]
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OT Student Careers Forum on August 25
Occupational Therapy Australia’s Student Careers Forum (SCF) 2022 will be held online on August 25, 2022 from 1-6pm AEST. The forum is designed to help final year Bachelor and Master […]
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NOVA Film festival … entries now open
For the 14th consecutive year NOVA Employment is presenting the Focus on Ability Short Film Festival. It invites film makers to ‘Focus on the Ability’ of people with a disability […]
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How legislation can change workforce barriers in the public service
The Disability Employment Conference was held in Sydney on May 1-2 with the theme ‘Employing Disability Matters’ that focused on employer engagement, working with young people with disability and quality […]
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Coles takes the lead in disability recruitment
Coles Group has been ranked number one out of 26 organisations for the recruitment and selection of people living with disabilities in the Access and Inclusion Index 2021. The Australian […]