Initiative of the Australian Human Rights Commission Increasing meaningful employment opportunities for people with disability

Joined November 2020
WE NEED YOUR HELP. #SpeakingfromExperience aims to empower victim-survivors to drive change. If you have been sexually harassed at work, have your say on what needs to change to make workplaces safer: loom.ly/zZOqi_I Submissions close 30 September 2024
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Disability Discrimination Commissioner Rosemary Kayess has urged the Federal Government to make a stronger commitment to the Disability Royal Commission’s recommendations, if the vision for a more inclusive Australia is to ever be achieved. Read more: loom.ly/ToNP1iM
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Last night we welcomed Their Excellencies Governor-General Sam Mostyn and Simeon Beckett to farewell Commission President Rosalind Croucher whose term concludes on Monday next week. The Commission thanks President Croucher for her outstanding service. #AHRC #AusHumanRights
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Are you a young person with disability keen to work in the advocacy space? We’re looking for three new Project Support Officers to join the team! These positions are fixed-term, part-time, and remote work is supported. Apply at tinyurl.com/3xtsvcuc by Sunday, 28 July📅
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Five new opportunities to join Team CYDA! ✨ We’re looking for: 🔹 A Campaign Coordinator 🔹 A Senior Project Coordinator 🔹 A Communications Officer 🔹 Two Policy Officers To apply, visit: cyda.org.au/category/whats-o… People with disability are highly encouraged to apply.
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Selected sessions of Free + Equal Human Rights Conference Fri 7 June, including keynote address, will be livestreamed for free for people who can’t attend the event in person. Register at: loom.ly/ttQkLnI #AHRC #AusHumanRights #HumanRighstAct
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Over the past month, we have seen so much support for the Accessible Beaches campaign urging the Federal government to increase funding to make more of our beaches accessible to all Australians. We need your help to get us 5,000 signatures.Sign and share: buff.ly/3W3zIAF
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Have you registered yet for the online launch of our new report, Employment and Disability in Australia? Join us on Wednesday 13 March for a presentation of key findings, followed by an engaging discussion panel with industry experts. More info: bit.ly/BCECDisability2024eve…
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We are delighted to announce our panellists for next week's 'Employment and disability in Australia' online report launch, including speakers from @ydan_wa, @DDWAadvocacy, @AusHumanRights and @woolworths. More info and registration 👉 bit.ly/BCECDisability2024eve…
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The Commission welcomes the appointment of Rosemary Kayess as the next Disability Discrimination Commissioner, announced this morning by Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus KC. Ms Kayess will start in the position on Monday 29 January. Read more: loom.ly/unCecnM
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We're thrilled to announce that our @IncludeAbility project's disability employment pilots had exceptional results: more than 80% of participants accepted ongoing roles in their workplaces after doing a three-month placements, at or above award wages. loom.ly/kOlaeHg 1/6
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This year, the Commission's @IncludeAbility project ran a successful disability employment pilot at Woolworths stores in Western Australia, with support from Good Sammy. Learn more about the project at our upcoming webinar with @CSIsocialimpact. Register: loom.ly/x9YObvI
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How can we use the lessons from the successful @IncludeAbility project to pave the way for more inclusive workplaces & close the labour participation gap between people with disability and people without disability? Register for webinar: loom.ly/SHCdHA4 @CSIsocialimpact
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Do you know someone who has made an outstanding contribution to the promotion, protection and advancement of human rights in Australia? Give them the recognition they deserve. Nominate your hero for the Human Rights Medal today! humanrights.gov.au/aus-human… #aushumanrightsawards
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We're hosting an Instagram Live tomorrow (Monday) night at 6pm AWST to highlight Brain Injury Awareness Week. Message us with your questions as we spread the word that brain injury is more than you think, feel or see. Follow us at @Synapse_Aus on Instagram to watch.
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Dr Ben Gauntlett ends his term as Disability Discrimination Commissioner this month. In the role, he has advocated tirelessly for the rights of the 4.4 million people in Australia who have a disability. What's the most important thing he has learnt in his time as Commissioner?
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One of @BenGauntlettDDC's key goals as Disability Discrimination Commissioner has been to increase access to meaningful employment for people with disability. As his term ends, we look at the impact of his work. 1/7
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Audrey O’Connor, an ambassador for the Commission's @IncludeAbility project, has always believed she can do anything. Now she will prove it, by becoming one of the first actors with Down syndrome to play the lead on a Sydney stage 🙌 Read the article: loom.ly/hY3nBmQ
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6 years ago, on May 26 2017, First Nations people from all points of the southern sky presented the historic Uluru Statement from the Heart. The Statement is an invitation to the Australian people to engage in three key pillars of structural reform: Voice, Treaty, and Truth.
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Today is #GlobalAccessibilityAwarenessDay - a day that shines light on digital access and inclusion for people with disabilities. It's the perfect opportunity to check whether your organisation's website is accessible to everyone. Learn more: accessibility.day/
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