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Ten thousand disabled workers who were underpaid at government-funded workshops across the country will be able to claim compensation from the Commonwealth, following a Federal Court ruling.
The Human Rights Oration was held on 7 December 2016, with a keynote address presented by former federal Disability Discrimination Commissioner and human rights advocate Graeme Innes AO followed by…
Many people with disabilities are still working for less than $3 an hour almost four years after Australia’s High Court ruled they were being underpaid at Government-supported workshops.
People with autism are highly under-represented in Australia’s workforce. But some IT companies are hoping to turn that around, running new prorgams to recruit and train people with high-functioning Austism…
A big central Victorian disability support agency has immediately cut about 40 jobs after going into voluntary administration.
But advocates for diversity in the workplace have expressed concern over the negative publicity, arguing that setting targets for more open-minded hiring policies is necessary to achieve cultural change.
Almost one quarter of Victorian public servants with a disability have experienced discrimination at work, according to workplace survey data released by the Victorian Public Sector Commission.
A cafe in Melbourne run by deaf staff is helping to break down communication barriers and ready students for the hearing world.
A new research project will look at how people with disability are taking control and creating their own jobs by becoming entrepreneurs, despite facing considerable economic and social exclusion in…
A deaf man who has two degrees claims he is unable to get a job, despite ‘thousands’ of job applications. He also has a mild case of Autism Spectrum Disorder…
The Federal Government’s welfare-to-work reforms are pushing thousands of people off the disability pension and into financial hardship. Welfare rights organisations say their work is increasingly taken up with these…
Entrepreneurship might seem an unlikely pursuit for Australians with disability. But greater focus on self-employment can transform disability into ability, boost income security and social inclusion, and increase labour market…
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