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...

This qualitative study identifies features of a program that enables young people with disability to build interpersonal skills and explore employment pathways.

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.

What needs to be done to reform policies and practices that aim to increase the participation of people with disability in employment? This report identifies 10 intersecting strategies that could drive systemic change to improve employment outcomes for people with disability in employment.

The briefing draws upon the expertise of RMIT’s education, art and social science research community to inform policy makers on opportunities and challenges for arts-based social enterprises (ASEs) in supporting the engagement, well-being, education and employment pathways of marginalised young people, while trading creative products or services to help fulfil that mission.