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Amber Mills

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Listening to community voices: perspectives on consultation and engagement from people using disability services


This study explores the experiences of people with disability, and their partners, carers and allies, who have been involved in consultation and engagement activities as users of services. The researchers found that while various kinds of consultation take place, there is room for improvement in giving service users a voice in how services are designed...
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Improving employment outcomes for young people with disability


Pathways to Employment (P2E) was a small, proof-of-concept trial to test the efficacy of mainstream employment pathway support for young people in the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). Despite implementation constraints associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, this evaluation shows that the P2E trial generated encouraging results, as well as highlighting areas for further development.
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The Tier 2 tipping point: access to support for working-age Australians with disability without individual NDIS funding


This report presents findings from research conducted by the Melbourne Disability Institute, in partnership with the Brotherhood of St. Laurence and Baptcare, in 2021. The research aims to build understanding of how working-age Australians with disability, without individual funding from the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), are finding and using any support and services they...

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