The DREAM Employment Network of Resources for Young People with Disability, and for Employers (Australia)
The Disability Representation Employment & Accessibility Mission (DREAM) Network, Australia is for:
- Young people with disability looking for leadership and career opportunities;
- Employers with an interest in learning about, or providing, accessible employment.
The resource development, networking activities and workshops, diversity and intersectionality, and employer engagement of the Network were co-designed by groups of young people with disability and employers across the country (Australia).
The Project Governance Group ensures that the Network meets its goals. Its members include representatives from the CYDA Youth Council and organizations interested in employment for youth with disability.
Resources for young people with disability include the following:
- Know your rights: Learn about discrimination at work
- How to talk about your access needs to an employer
- Learn how to find and apply for jobs
- Find out what career you want
- Learn more about employment and your rights
- Find job opportunities
- DREAM Spotlight Series
- Izzie’s tips for an accessible workplace
- What young people with disability say about employment
- CYDA’s research and reports on employment
Resources for employers include the following:
- Introduction to reasonable adjustments
- Make your workplace more accessible
- Learn about disability
- Collaboration and training opportunities
- DREAM Spotlight Series
- Izzie’s tips for an accessible workplace
- What young people with disability say about employment
- CYDA’s research and reports on disability and employment
We know our own issues best … and we are one of the most creative, entrepreneurial sectors of society and we are continuously underestimated.Charlotte Young, CYDA Youth Delegate to the Conference of State Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CoSP) 16, New York, USA, June 2023
Much of the advocacy work of the DREAM Network is co-designed with or is led by youth with disability.
