Abstract
The purpose of this chapter is to provide a narrative around workforce challenges and opportunities within the disability sector. The chapter is crafted through reflection on current literature as well as the extensive experience of leadership and work within the disability sector and the lived experience of disability.
First, the chapter will outline and describe the disability sector workforce and the critical importance of the workforce in realising positive outcomes for people with disability. We will then explore what bolsters and hinders recruitment and retention in the disability sector. This chapter also explores the role and impact of Australia’s National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) on workers within the disability sector. The chapter will conclude with practical calls for action.
First, the chapter will outline and describe the disability sector workforce and the critical importance of the workforce in realising positive outcomes for people with disability. We will then explore what bolsters and hinders recruitment and retention in the disability sector. This chapter also explores the role and impact of Australia’s National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) on workers within the disability sector. The chapter will conclude with practical calls for action.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Sustainable Development Without Borders: Western Sydney University to the World |
| Place of Publication | Kingswood, N.S.W. |
| Publisher | Western Open Books |
| Chapter | 6 |
| Pages | 53-61 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2025 |
Keywords
- Disability
- employment
- National Disability Insurance Scheme (Australia)
- worker
