DDWA believe that one of the best ways to obtain employment is through creating a job (known as job customisation) where the employer matches the skills of the person undertaking the work and the needs of the workplace.
The information below is designed to help people understand employment options, support available to them and steps they can take to improve their likelihood of being employed.
Online Learning
Job Customisation
Job Customisation is an approach to finding employment that does not rely on advertised vacancies or a competitive application process. Instead, the employer is invited to focus on tasks that need to be done, across their whole business, to create new customised opportunities which are a match for the skills, motivation, interests and potential of your son or daughter with intellectual disability. This course introduces families to the process behind Job Customisation and covers 5 steps to consider.
DDWA Services
Currently DDWA are not funded for individual advocacy services. However, please call us on (08) 9420-7203 for support and practical information on any matters concerning how we can assist you.
Support Coordination
DDWA can provide supports through Support Coordination to assist you.
Plain English job description
An example of a plain English job description for a customised Office Assistant position.
More Information
Report on the Inaugural Disability Assembly Western Australia (DAWA) Job Summit held on 29 July 2022
This is a short report of our ideas from the jobs summit.
ddwa.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Report-on-the-Inaugural-Dsiability-Assembly-WA-2022-.pdf
Everyone can work
The Everyone Can Work website helps people with intellectual disability to find Open employment. This is where both people with and without disability work together in regular jobs.
Ticket to Work – this website site has specific information relating to school to work transition for secondary students with disability.