New contract, old problems A new Disability Employment Service (DES) contract has arrived, which will run until 2023. There are new players and new rules. There’s also a new demerit…

Five steps to become an inclusive workplace The  for inclusion has long been established. The  stemming from inclusion is strong. But it’s all very well to aim to become an  Implementing…

Duty of care and dignity of risk Where’s the balance between duty of care and dignity of risk for the most vulnerable in our society? It takes great courage for…

Risking success for people with disability We need to talk about risking success for people with disability. As disability service providers, we receive training in both duty of care and…

The business case for inclusion Beyond ‘feeling good’ about employing a worker with a disability, there are numerous benefits to your bottom line for doing so. In the first of…

Defining Inclusion First of all, we need to understand diversity. Essentially, diversity means ‘all the ways we differ’ – anything that makes us unique comes under this heading. Inclusion, however,…

Social Enterprise – the case against The case for aiming high on behalf of people with disability is strong and is directly related to my grief over society's reliance on…

How to be an inclusive workplace The perceived barriers to forming a disability inclusion strategy are many, but they needn’t be. Essentially, it’s what you would normally do while at…

The social capital that comes from inclusion I’m pleased to see that the next generation of workers coming through seem to value social capital. More than anyone, many want to…

Beyond compliance and diversity to inclusion To create a truly inclusive workforce, we need to step quickly beyond hillock of compliance through the valley of diversity into the land of…