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Issue title: Are we Walking Towards Integrated Employment? A Perspective from Europe
Article type: Research Article
Authors: Tuckerman, Phil | Cain, Paul | Long, Brendan | Klarkowski, Jacqueline
Affiliations: Jobsupport, Sydney, NSW, Australia | Research and Strategy, National Council on Intellectual Disability, Perth, WA, Australia | Employment and Economic Policy, National Disability Services, ACT, Australia
Note: [] Address for correspondence: Phil Tuckerman, AM, CEO Jobsupport, PO Box 429, Kingsgrove, NSW 1480, Australia. Tel.: +61 2 9150 8888; Fax: +61 2 9150 8999; E-mail: philt@jobsupport.org.au
Abstract: The Disability Services Act of 1986 brought about major changes in the way disability services were provided in Australia. The introduction of open employment services for people with high support needs has been lifechanging for many people with disabilities. People with significant disabilities are now in open employment in far larger numbers and there have been consistent efforts by government to develop the policy framework to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the program. The number of people with disability accessing open employment services has experienced significant growth over time – an overall growth of 186% from 1998–99 to 2009–2010. However it is now clear that these reforms have had differential effects for different groups of people with disabilities. The initial growth in the number of people with intellectual disability participating in the open employment program has stalled. There is a need to examine what can be done to improve open employment participation for people with intellectual disabilities in Australia.
Keywords: Open employment, employment for people with disabilities
DOI: 10.3233/JVR-2012-0612
Journal: Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, vol. 37, no. 3, pp. 173-183, 2012
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