Young people with disability often find that the work available to them is short-term contract work. So, how do you cope when you are regularly facing unemployment at the end of your latest contract? Dureece, Thanh and Britt talk about finding the next opportunity, the impact of being of being in limbo between jobs, and the pitfalls of the Disability Support Pension.
The Disabled Employee is a podcast produced and presented by young people with disability. It is produced as part of the DREAM Employment Network, a project by Children and Young People with Disability Australia (CYDA).
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About the podcasters:
Thanh is a law student at Monash University who strives to advocate for inclusion and greater education around disability, particularly in regards to intersectionality. They aim to bring their experience in disability, LGBTQIA+, and linguistically diverse backgrounds into their work.
Brittney (she/her) is a 22-year-old, born with a rare type of Muscular Dystrophy and other disabilities. Through their experiences and background, Brittney strives to find community, and advocate for those more vulnerable than herself.
Dureece is a 25-year-old film student who lives with DPDR, a type of dissociative disorder. As someone with an acquired condition, he is very familiar with the lack of awareness and empathy that many people have towards disabilities. He wants to help close the gap by drawing from his experience as a formerly “able” person.
