TV personality and former model, Katie Price and her disabled son Harvey come together in a new BBC documentary calledKatie Price: Harvey & Me,to share the everyday challenges of living with complex needs and Harvey’s journey to an independent adulthood.
2021 provides a unique opportunity for businesses to rebuild even stronger workforces by recruiting employees with disability. According to Australian Bureau of Statistics figures, approximately 1 million Australians were unemployed[3] at the peak of the pandemic in 2020. Today, this figure has dropped to 952,100[4], paired with the fact that job advertisements have increased month on month since April 2020, with job advertisements now exceeding pre-COVID levels[5], it is beginning to show that businesses are starting to rebuild. As they do, it’s important that disability inclusion is central to these renewed workforces.
Living with disability doesn’t have to be a barrier to finding good work. atWork Australia has put together seven useful tips on how to find meaningful employment for people living with disability, injury or health condition.
Nikki Hind works as a fashion designer. While she’s always been passionate about clothes and design, her strong sense of social justice drives her work in fashion.
Mali was born and raised in a small town on the East Coast of NSW. She received a scholarship to go to the Australian National University in Canberra when she finished high school. Mali studied gender studies and sociology for her undergraduate degree, and is now doing a Master of Social Work.
