Living with disability

Living with disability

• Coles tops the list for recruiting workforce with disability
  More than 1 million Australians with disability of working age are unemployed and the unemployment rate of people with disability increased from eight per cent in 2003 to 10 per cent in 2018. But fast forward to today, and one retailer is bucking that trend. Coles Group has been ranked first out of 26 organisations for actively recruiting people with disability.
  15 August 2022
• South Australian government creates national-first role for autism
  A new role has been created in South Australia to reframe autism as an opportunity, rather than a disability, with the state government introducing a national-first Assistant Minister for Autism. Emily Bourke, who is also Assistant Minister to the Premier of South Australia, Peter Malinauskas, has been appointed to the role.
  15 August 2022
• Ready to work – why Australian employers need people with disability
  Not unlike the rental vacancy rate, Australia’s unemployment rate has fallen to just 3.5 per cent. Meanwhile, there are more than 100,000 Australians with disability actively looking for work. That means employers need workers and people with disability make great employees.
  9 August 2022
• The online voices of influencers with disability
  Say what you will about social media, one clear benefit is the way it can connect us with peers from all over the world, elevate the voices and thoughts of people we might not come across, and – of course – serve as a source of alternative ideas for how to do life.
  9 August 2022
• Anything is paw-sible with a dog by your side – exploring canine capacity building
  There’s a common phrase that dog is man’s best friend. Whether you love our four-legged friends, or you’re not their biggest fan, there’s evidence to suggest therapy dogs can reduce people’s stress and increase their oxytocin – a hormone that plays a role in social bonding.
  19 July 2022
• The confession that caught Nickelback’s attention
  When Charles Brice agreed to participate in a new disability inclusion campaign for the Government of South Australia’s Department of Human Services, he didn’t expect a response from the Billboard Music Award-winning band, Nickelback – but that’s exactly what happened.
  19 July 2022
• Flexibility, ownership and community contribution the secret to Melissa’s success
  Melissa is a My Plan Manager client, passionate podcaster and talented jewellery maker. She recently gave us an insight into how her National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) plan supports her small business journey as the owner of Love Creates Jewellery, and the advice she’d give to someone wanting to start their own business.
  7 June 2022
• Call for National Autism Strategy offers hope for a ‘better future’
  My initial reaction to learning of the Senate Select Committee on Autism’s recommendation that the Australian Government introduce a National Autism Strategy was not positive.
  17 May 2022
• Opening the door to your own home – and a life of independence
  New research has found well-located, specialist housing with appropriate design, technology and support provision makes a positive contribution to the wellbeing, community integration and health of people with complex disability.
  16 May 2022