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Workplace adjustments remove barriers in the workplace, creating an accessible and inclusive environment where employees with disability can fully participate in the workplace and perform job functions as an equal.
It is important to have everything in place for a new employee.
This includes support for adjustments and may only become clear what supports are required once the job has started.
There is an assumption that workplace adjustments are expensive, but in most cases, adjustments may cost as little as $500.
Source: National Inquiry on Employment and Disability Interim Report: chapter 2 Information needs, costs and risks for employers. Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission August 2005.
82% of unemployed working-age people with disability do not require additional support from their employer to work.
Since most people with disability do not require adjustments, the best way to find out what they may need is to ask.
Source: People with Disability in Australia 2020 report, AIHW.