Employment of People with Disability Submission to Human Rights Commission Inquiry 2015. Let’s start by going back to first principles. For anyone to secure and hold a paid job, several essential elements need to be in place. Some of these are internal to the person, some external. And some elements are a combination – i.e. internal elements that can be modified by the environment. Internal elements can include: Intelligence An expectation to work Motivation to work Need for achievement Interest in the available jobs Skills to do the available jobs Ability to work with others Sufficient energy/strength to do the work Reliability (to turn up, to follow orders, etc.) External elements can include: Family and or peer influence that is positive towards working Geographical location (city, suburb, town, rural, remote) Available suitable jobs Accessible, reliable, affordable transport Availability of Education and training Availability of assistive equipment Availability of reliable personal assistance at the time required, both at home and on the job Supportive attitudes by prospective and current employers Effect of employment on existing or future welfare benefits (in particular, pension tapering, and health care benefits) There may be other elements that I’ve overlooked in my haste to produce this submission. Discussion None of these elements is, of itself, the “magic bullet” which, if adequately addressed, will result in equitable increases in employment of people with disability.
Employment of People with Disability Submission to Human Rights Commission Inquiry 2015. Let’s start by going back to first principles. For anyone to secure and hold a paid job, several essential elements need to be in place. Some of these are internal to the person, some external. And some elements are a combination – i.e. internal elements that can be modified by the environment. Internal elements can include: Intelligence An expectation to work Motivation to work Need for achievement Interest in the available jobs Skills to do the available jobs Ability to work with others Sufficient energy/strength to do the work Reliability (to turn up, to follow orders, etc.) External elements can include: Family and or peer influence that is positive towards working Geographical location (city, suburb, town, rural, remote) Available suitable jobs Accessible, reliable, affordable transport Availability of Education and training Availability of assistive equipment Availability of reliable personal assistance at the time required, both at home and on the job Supportive attitudes by prospective and current employers Effect of employment on existing or future welfare benefits (in particular, pension tapering, and health care benefits) There may be other elements that I’ve overlooked in my haste to produce this submission. Discussion None of these elements is, of itself, the “magic bullet” which, if adequately addressed, will result in equitable increases in employment of people with disability.
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