Transitions Transitions. They’re important, as are the rituals and celebrations around them.Without acknowledgement of effort leading to success, we might lope along from one thing to the next, not ever…

What Mainstream Employment Services can learn from Disability Employment Services I often ponder what the world would look like in reverse. Today, I’m thinking about how Disability Employment Services are…

Humility in our efforts to help Ableism. It’s a word, like racism and sexism, that describes a societal condition that leads to widespread discrimination and segregation, but focuses on those…

Skilled workers overlooked for jobs According to the Independent (27/9/17), ‘disabled people have to apply for 60% more jobs than non-disabled people before finding one’. Although this is stupidly high,…

Want to improve the DES sector? Encourage not-for-profit organisations I don’t doubt the sincerity and commitment of many disability employment services (DES) staff working in for-profit companies. I have met…

Disability Employment Services (DES): choice and control We know that choice is only choice when you . To understand our options and therefore make informed decisions, we need access to…

A disability employment model that works I’m convinced that the average Australian would be amazed by the many successful work placements we have facilitated over the years. Sometimes we’re even…

NDIS: A Looming Disaster I can no longer sit and watch the NDIS turning into a debacle.  At least this is the case in terms of supporting young adults with…

Working in a disability employment service At NOVA, we try about what it takes to do this job well. Sure, we see ourselves as experts in the disability employment field, and we have…

Disability Employment Services Reform 2018 ‘The labour force participation rates for people with disability have remained stagnant for the past 20 years, at around 53 per cent, compared to 83…