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Disability Employment and EEO
Legislation states that you should not be discriminated against if you
can perform the CORE functions of a job. Employers have an obligation
under the law to make adjustments to the work/workplace if they are
NOT part of the CORE FUNCTIONS of the role.
The UNSW Equity and Diversity unit has links to
EEO legislation and related services.
External Sites
The following sites provided information on your rights as an employee,
particularly relating to issues of disability:
Office of the Director of Equal Opportunity in Public Employment:
www.eeo.nsw.gov.au/disabil/disabil.htm
Information for individuals/employers on workplace adjustments:
www.eeo.nsw.gov.au/disabil/adjust.htm
"Choosing Your Path. Disclosure: It's A Personal Decision"
(hosted at UWS)
The options and pathways a person with a disability has when deciding
to disclose their disability. The rights, roles and responsibilities
of employers, educators and support services when a person discloses
a disability in post secondary education and employment.
www.uws.edu.au/rdlo/disclosure
Information for individuals and employers on flexible work practices:
www.eeo.nsw.gov.au/family/flexible.htm
(note this information is for the public sector, however you could
approach private sector armed with this information to help negotiate
a flexible work situation)
Human Rights & Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC):
www.hreoc.gov.au/disability_rights/employment/employment.html
This is a direct link to the employment page of HREOC and contains
practical advice, resources from State & Territory equal
opportunity bodies and information on discrimination issues
relating to employment.
Finding employment
Job
Able
http://www.jobable.gov.au/ employment and
work related information
Australian JobSearch Site Government website
gives access to every job advertised throughout
Australia. It is updated daily and has useful
information about resume preparation etc
Centrelink Services and programs for
illness, injury or disability
Commonwealth
Department of Family and Community Services Employment
webpage
Help available from the RDLO/DCO network
www.adcet.edu.au/rdco/
A Commonwealth Government funded service, with
offices in Maroubra, which can assist people
with disabilities in finding and keeping a job
www.btp.com.au
Community Employment Services for People with a
Disability:
www.eeo.nsw.gov.au/jobs/disabil/service.htm
Employers
Making A Difference
(NSW based organisation)
SCI Workforce: Finding Employment for People
Living with Physical Disabilities
CRS Australia
(formerly Commonwealth Rehabilitation Service) -
for assistance in obtaining vocational
rehabilitation services
Jobmatch: Matching the skills of jobseekers with
the needs of employers
www.northcott.com.au/
Access Resource Guide for Employment for
Graduates with disabilitiess
http://www.studentservices.uwa.edu.au/disability/access/access_whole.htm
Traineeships
www.eeo.nsw.gov.au/disabil/trainee/brochemp.htm
Disability Services Australia offers
employment services for people with a disability
Group Training Companies
DEST
'Job Guide' is circulated yearly to Year 10
students
Graduate Careers Australia provides
graduate careers and employment advice
Willing and Able Mentors
WorkAble Electronic Network for
vocational training and employment for people
with a disability
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