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Disability employment

People with disability need to be at the centre of the public service, leaders in government, leaders in community and on public boards. Workplace accessibility makes this possible.


  • Getting to work: ⁠Victorian public sector disability employment action plan 2018 – 2025

    Getting to work is Victoria’s long-term employment plan for people with disability in the public sector.

  • Workplace or ‘reasonable’ adjustments in the public sector

    Advice for public sector organisations to write a workplace adjustment policy and process.

  • Neurodiverse confident services

    Counselling for neurodivergent employees and training for managers and teams.

  • Disability employment information for public sector leaders

    Public sector leaders have a responsibility to create inclusive and respectful workplaces free from discrimination, and support prospective and existing employees and their managers.

  • Disability employment information for human resources and hiring managers

    Human resource departments and hiring managers are well-positioned to make the public sector an employer of choice for people with disability.

  • Disability employment information for managers

    Managers have the opportunity to create change and support people with disability to reach their full potential.

  • Disability employment information for employees

    Employees with disability are valued members of our workforce.

  • Disability employment information for job seekers

    The Victorian public sector offers diverse and inclusive workplaces for people with disability.

  • 10 things employers can do now

    This plan sets out short-term and long-term actions to improve inclusion and participation for people with disability across the Victorian economy.

  • National and state policies

    Our vision for the future is a world leading disability inclusive and confident public sector that values, respects, and supports employees with disability.

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Workforce programs

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  • First Peoples (Aboriginal) workforce | Barring Djinang
    • First Peoples (Aboriginal) workforce | Barring Djinang
    • Barring Djinang: First Peoples Workforce Development Framework
      • Barring Djinang: First Peoples Workforce Development Framework
      • About the First Peoples Workforce Development Framework
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      • First Peoples pathway to Victorian Government graduate program
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  • Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural capability toolkit
    • Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural capability toolkit
    • Introduction
    • Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural capability
    • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander self-determination
    • Recruiting Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander staff
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    • Supporting Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander staff
    • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture and history
    • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Victoria today
    • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander protocols
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  • Disability employment
    • Disability employment
    • Getting to work: ⁠Victorian public sector disability employment action plan 2018 – 2025
      • Getting to work: ⁠Victorian public sector disability employment action plan 2018 – 2025
      • Summary of actions
      • Audio description
      • Auslan video
      • Frequently asked questions
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    • Workplace or ‘reasonable’ adjustments in the public sector
      • Workplace or ‘reasonable’ adjustments in the public sector
      • Workplace adjustments advice for public sector organisations
      • Our workplace adjustments policy and process
    • Neurodiverse confident services
    • Disability employment information for public sector leaders
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    • Disability employment information for managers
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    • Disability employment information for job seekers
    • 10 things employers can do now
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Reviewed 9 July 2024

Published 30 October 2018

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