Inclusion Australia made some videos with people with an intellectual disability who are working in Australian Disability Enterprises or ADEs.
ADEs are places where people with an intellectual disability get more support to work.
People who work in ADEs usually get very low pay.
We think it is important that the Government hears from people with an intellectual disability who are working in ADEs.
Inclusion Australia Policy Officers interviewed 6 people with an intellectual disability for the videos.
They asked them
- What they like about their job
- What is hard about their job
- What makes it hard to get a job in open employment.
We paid people to take part in the videos.
Some of the things people liked about their job were
- Getting good support
- Being in an inclusive workplace.
Some of the things people found hard about their job were
- Getting very low wages
- Not always having choices about the work they do.
Some of the things people found hard about getting a job in open employment were
- Unfair treatment
- Not being able to get equal opportunities
- Not getting the right support.
You can watch the videos by clicking below.
You can download this Easy Read information here (or click below).