Targets and visibility needed to increase employment rates of those living with disability

Australians who have a disability are much less likely to be in work than someone without a disability. The Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability is holding hearings this week into the barrieras to work that exist.

Some living with a disability argue we shouldn’t just look at the physical barriers and misconceptions that stop people getting a job, but also the lack of genuine career progression and the failure to promote more people with disability to the top of organisations.

Guests:

  • Christina Ryan, CEO and founder, Disability Leadership Institute
  • Robin Banks, former Tasmanian Anti-Discrimination Commissioner and director, Equality Building

Duration: 22min

Life Matters
ABC RN
Wednesday 24th November, 2021

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