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ABSTUDY The Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Study Scheme
ABSTUDY provides a means-tested living allowance and other supplementary benefits to eligible primary, secondary and tertiary students. ABSTUDY is delivered by Centrelink an agency of the Federal Dep...
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Australian Apprenticeships: Assistance for employers
The Australian Government has introduced a number of initiatives to assist employers who take on an Australian Apprentice, particularly where the Australian Apprenticeship is in a trade experiencing a...
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Centrelink
Entry point for information about Centrelink programs and services including those available online.
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Centrelink: 'Are you ill, injured or do you have a disability?' Booklet:
This booklet provides information about payments and services you may be able to get if you have an illness, injury or disability. It contains details about qualifications for each payment, how to cla...
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Centrelink: Customer Service Centres
You can find your nearest Centrelink Customer Service Centre, Access Point or Agent by selecting a state or territory on this Centrelink page.
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Centrelink: Job Capacity Assessment (JCA)
The Job Capacity Assessment is a comprehensive assessment of an individual's ability to work. The assessment involves identification of any barriers to employment and any assistance that may be requir...
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Centrelink: Job Services Australia
Centrelink assists job seekers by providing: information about Job Services Australia providers and services; a referral service to Job Services Australia providers, and; employment self help faciliti...
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Centrelink: Mobility Allowance
Mobility Allowance provides assistance to people with disabilities who are in paid employment, voluntary work, vocational training, undertaking independent living/life skills training or a combination...
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Centrelink: Payments while you are ill, injured or have a disability
A list of payments provided by Centrelink if you are ill, injured or have a disability. Such as the Disability Support Pension, Sickness Allowance, Newstart Allowance, Youth Allowance, Mobility Allo...
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Centrelink: Senior Customer Service Advisers (Disability)
Centrelink Senior Customer Service Advisers provide assistance for people with disabilities, illnesses and injuries and for parents who are considered to be at a higher risk of welfare dependence. The...
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Centrelink: Services/programs for people with illness, injury or disability:
This Centrelink site provides a list of the specific services and programs that you can access if you are ill, injured or have a disability.
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Centrelink: Working with illness, injury or disability
Centrelink provides resources for people who are working with an illness, injury or disability. Resources include: Career Planning, travelling to work, overcoming barriers to study or work, disability...
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CRS Australia
CRS Australia delivers vocational rehabilitation services to Australian citizens or residents who have an injury, disability or health condition. They assist people who have a disability or injury to ...
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Disability Support Pension
If you cannot work full time because of a long-term disability or illness, you may be eligible for a Disability Support Pension (DSP).
To qualify for the DSP, you must be over 16, complete an incom...
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Disabled Students' Allowance (UK)
Information on the UKs Disabled Students' Allowances, the allowance provides extra financial help for people with disability or a specific learning difficulty like dyslexia. They are paid on top of ...
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Employer perspectives on recruiting people with disability and DES, 2011
Disability Employment Services (DES) is an Australian Government program that assists people with disability to secure and maintain employment in the open labour market. This paper contains prelimina...
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Employing People with Disability - The Facts!
A study conducted on behalf of Telstra Australia in 1999 found that over a 15-month period, people with disability had 11.8 days absent, compared to all other staff who had 19.24 days absent; and th...
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Employing People with Disability: Legal Matters
The Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) protects every Australian from discrimination based on disability, and is administered by the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC). The DDA defines disabil...
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Funding for school students with disability
Information on the Australian Governments financial assistance to the States and Territories to improve the educational outcomes of students with disabilities in the school sector.
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Implications of the DDA for Education and Training
The Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) imposes legal obligations on institutions not to discriminate against people with disability and has three aims:
eliminate discrimination
ensure equal treat...