We believe that government policy for employing people with disability should consider two key principles:
- disability shouldn’t mean poverty – most people with disability can work if they have the right support, and even those with significant disability can do their roles successfully for many years
- leave no-one behind – it’s possible to create high-quality, inclusive employment and sustainable jobs by providing support services for jobseekers and employers.
How we support policy-making
We regularly submit papers to influence and shape government policy. To create these papers we consult with our member organisations, our Board of Directors and expert advisers.
We bring to policy-making the voice of employers who use the talents of people with disability. We strongly support evidence-based policy, based on:
- what has and hasn’t worked over the past 30 years, in Australia and internationally
- the lived experience of people with disability and the research that captures this.
Submissions and reports
We regularly submit papers to influence and shape government policy. To create these papers we consult with our member organisations, our Board of Directors and expert advisers.
We bring to policy-making the voice of employers who use the talents of people with disability. We strongly support evidence-based policy, based on:
- Submission: NSW Government’s Response to the DRC 2024 (Word)
- Submission:Response to the Establishment of a Disability Centre of Excellence options paper (PDF)
- Submission: A stronger, more diverse and independent community sector, November 2023 (PDF)
- Submission: Review of Public Sector Board Appointments Processes, June 2023 (Word)
- Fair Work Act Submission, May 2023 (PDF)
- Employment White Paper submission, 30 November 2022 (Word)
- AND Submission to the Economic and Infrastructure Committee of Parliament of Victoria, to the Inquiry into Sustainable Employment for Disadvantaged Jobseekers, 9 August 2019
- Submission in response to the Australian Government Department of Social Services 2018 Discussion Paper “Ensuring a strong future for supported employment, 19 March 2018
- on Disability Employment Services (DES) 2018 Discussion Paper, January 2017
- Submission to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Education and Employment Inquiry into School to Work Transition, 9 August 2017 (Word)
- Submission to the Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory Standing Committee on Health, Ageing and Community Services ACT Inquiry into the Employment of People with Disability, 26 April 2017 (PDF)