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Brandon Tomlin and Georgia Burn are researching what workplaces can do to make environments accessible for people with a communication disability.

Brandon Tomlin and Georgia Burn are researching what workplaces can do to make environments accessible for people with a communication disability. Source: Supplied

People living with a disability in Australia are two times more likely to be unemployed than someone without a disability.


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By Sean Wales

Presented by TJ Correa

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People living with a disability in Australia are two times more likely to be unemployed than someone without a disability.


Highlights

  • One in six Australians lives with a disability.
  • Those aged between 15 and 64 are twice as likely to be unemployed compared to someone without a disability.
  • Research shows improving Australia's rate of employment for people with a disability could add 50-billion dollars to Australia’s G-D-P by 2050.

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