People with Down syndrome have the right to work just like any other person.

As parents and carers however, it is natural to have worries about our young person entering the workforce.

In this episode of the Now and the Future podcast, DSQ’s Support Service Officers discuss some of the common questions that they get asked by parents and carers when their young people start looking for work. 

If you would like to find more resources and information about this topic the Down Syndrome Australia Right to Work website is a great place to start:

https://www.downsyndrome.org.au/right-to-work/

The Everyone Can Work website is another wonderful resource to explore:

https://www.everyonecanwork.org.au/thinking-about-work/the-role-of-families/

The resource, A Guide for Employees, is a tool to guide your exploration process:

https://www.downsyndrome.org.au/right-to-work/what-job-do-you-want/

An example video resume can be found here:

https://www.downsyndrome.org.au/right-to-work/right-to-work-videos/

The Field is a job search website for people with disability:

https://www.thefield.jobs/Job/

This podcast is a production of Down Syndrome Queensland.

If you have a question, would like more information on any of our episodes, or have suggestions for future topics, send us an email - engagement@downsyndrome.qld.org.au.

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