This year we celebrate Disability Action Week in Queensland from November 25th until December 3rd.

This week culminates on International Day of People with Disability which is held on December 2nd.

Each year in Disability Action Week the Queensland Government sets out a theme. This year’s theme is “access ignites: it’s good for business”.

This theme encourages employers to think about ways that they can increase their profits by recruiting and retaining staff with disability, but also by making their businesses more accessible to people with disability.

In this podcast we discuss how employing a person with an intellectual disability is good for business, and we hear from people with disability about their experiences working in their long term jobs

.If you wanted to listen to more podcasts about employment for people with intellectual disability, the Now and the Future Podcast have several that you can explore. You can explore our back catalogue to find those.

If you are an employer who is interested in employing a person with an intellectual disability, or if you just want to discuss how employing a person with an intellectual disability can be beneficial for your business, please get in touch with Down Syndrome Queensland to hear about how we can help you.

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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To find out more about volunteering, or to support the work of Down Syndrome Queensland, go to downsyndrome.org.au/qld