Education
What should employers be doing to create more inclusive workplaces and recruitment practices?The work environment is so important to our productivity and wellbeing. In this episode, we learn about best practice in the workplace; prioritising what is needed to get the job done, destigmatising adjustments and offering flexibility as standard practice. We also talk about disclosure in the workplace and discriminatory attitudes such as the 'tyranny of low expectations of people with disability as barriers to employment. We hear about customised employment programs for people with intellectual disability, the Victorian Government's commitment to improve their disability employment practices and we hear from the late and great Allison Milner (1983-2019) about our relationship to work and the lifelong impact that job quality has on our health.Note this episode features Allison Milner, who died in a tragic accident shortly after her interview was recorded. We are continuing her legacy with the permission of her family by featuring her in this episode, talking about her employment research and it's significance for the lives of people with disability.