Season 3 Episode 4 Disability Entrepreneurship and Employment

ASID Research to Practice

Disability Employment and Entrepreneurship A central aim of Australia's National Disability Scheme is to improve employment opportunities for people with disability. One of the ways to do this is to support people with a disability to start and run their own business. There isn't much research in this area, but some new research about why people with a disability want to start their own business, the barriers they face, what has worked, and what support is available were all topics covered when ASID spoke to Professor Simon Darcy, at the University of Technology Sydney. Read the transcript of this interview on the ASID website. Read more about this project, and access additional resources including reports and watch some videos with people with a disability that were involved in the research talk about the issues they have faced in starting and running their own business. There are also links to some of the employment support programs that are mentioned in the podcast Disability Entrepreneurship | University of Technology Sydney (uts.edu.au) ASID recently highlighted employment issues relating to transition to work which are available in plain english: https://www.asid.asn.au/files/3556_transition_to_work_plain_english.pdf We want to hear from you! We would like to hear from NDIS participants, people with intellectual disability and their families, who want to share their experience about trying to start a business. What have your experiences been like? You can email us at [e-mail] We value your feedback on the podcast. If you'd like to suggest a topic or guest, you can email us at [e-mail] This episode was produced by Emily Churchill, Gordon Duff, and Buffy Gorrilla @spaklemedia Look out for future episodes on our website www.asid.asn.au/ and tweet us at @ASID_Ltd For more information about ASID: www.asid.asn.au/ To find out about the benefits of joining ASID: www.asid.asn.au/members/why_join_asid This podcast was recorded on the unceded lands of the aboriginal peoples of Australia. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.