Increasing employment rates for Indigenous people with a disability

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Release Date: 28 Feb 2014
Author: The Closing the Gap Clearinghouse
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This resource sheet assesses and summarises evidence on the effectiveness of programs relevant to in increasing employment for Indigenous people with a disability. The paper reviews evaluations of both mainstream Australian and Indigenous-specific employment programs, as well as international programs.

ISSN: 2201-845X
ISBN: 978-1-74249-540-8
Cat. no: IHW 119
Pages: 15

Findings from this report:

Indigenous men and women who have a disability have lower employment rates than their non-Indigenous counterparts
There are a number of different labour market programs that assist Indigenous people with a disability
The best way to increase employment rates is to directly help job seekers in the open, competitive labour market
Programs with strong links with Indigenous organisations, communities and employers better assist Indigenous job seekers

Summary
- What we know
- What we don’t know
Introduction
Background
- Definition of disability
  - Disability and Indigenous Australians
  - Disability and employment
  - Current approaches to working-age disability employment policy
Australian Government programs
- Job Services Australia
- Disability Employment Services
- Indigenous Employment Program
- Employer attitudes to employing a person with a disability
International disability employment programs
- Principles for successful programs
- Individual placement and support
- The effectiveness of IPS
Conclusion
Appendix 1
References
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Terminology
- Funding
- Suggested citation
- Copyright

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