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  Using NDIS funding to transition from school to work

  Transition from school The transition from school to adult life is an important and often challenging time. This can be particularly true for young people with intellectual disability. It’s a time when teenagers are beginning to think of themselves as adults and think about what they want to do when they leave school. For families […]
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  Why work matters

  Having a job is important for everyone’s quality of life, including people with intellectual disability. When we have a job we: There is also status attached to being employed. A recent Australian study asked people with intellectual disability in open employment and segregated employment (like Australian Disability Enterprises (ADEs)) what they liked and disliked about […]
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  Beginning your transition planning

  Transitioning from school to adult life is a big change. For any young person, developing the skills for work and adult life takes planning and support. For many parents of school leavers with intellectual disability, leaving school can feel like a “cliff”, with little information available about the young person’s options. This can lead to […]
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  The role of families

  What families can do Families play an important role in helping young people find and keep jobs. Supports to find work are often hard to access and restricted by time, resources and low expectations. People with intellectual disability have a much higher chance of success in open employment when their families support them to find […]
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  What is open employment?

  Open employment is when people with and without disability work together in regular jobs. It’s the regular job market, where people apply for jobs or set up their own businesses to earn an income and pay for the things they need. Open employment is open to all people, including people with intellectual disability. This means […]