Employment opportunities for people with disabilities: the view from Australia

Issue title: Corporate Marketing

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Ford, Jerry^;

Affiliations: School of Special Education and Disability Studies, The Flinders University of South Australia, G.P.O. Box 2100, Adelaide, South Australia 5001, Australia

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Abstract: The way in which a society organizes, distributes, values, and rewards employment is fundamental to the way in which all its citizens live. People with disabilities have generally been excluded and marginalized from the economic and social benefits of meaningful employment. This article presents an overview of specialist Australian employment services for people with disabilities and the employment status of the participants who access those services. This overview is presented within the context of disability legislation that has supported the funding of services and provided guidelines for their delivery.

Keywords: Employment, Legislation, Public policy, Supported employment, Employment outcomes

DOI: 10.3233/JVR-1998-10110

Journal: Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 71-81, 1998