As a person on the autism spectrum, having ever-changing support workers has been a source of great anxiety for me. After establishing a relationship with one, they have inevitably left the agency and ...

Last year, 22.5% of people with a disability were employed, the highest percentage since the data was first collected in 2008. Thanks to a resilient labor market, more remote work opportunities, and ...

A 20-year-old autistic man has been "languishing" in a country hospital for nearly a month because his family cannot find suitable skilled support workers. Skilled disability workers are in short ...

Based on an entry level role, aged care workers can be paid 14 per cent more than disability support workers. The CEO of Spinal Life Australia said there needed to be measures to incentivise ...

The Alberta Disability Workers Association says the industry is facing a staffing crisis, and it has launched a campaign calling on the provincial government to take action. The Alberta Disability ...

Unions are warning of a critical shortfall of workers in the disability support industry, at a time when there is a growing need for staff. Sam Galvin, a disability house supervisor, says he loves his ...

Scott Smith hopes new government funding for disability services will allow him and his wife to worry less about their son's future. Smith, whose son has an intellectual disability, knows that as he ...