Intellectual Disability and the Gig Economy

The rate of unemployment for those with intellectual disability is more than four times that of the non-disabled population. Stigma and ableism continue to widen this gap. On this episode, you'll hear about a program tackling this divide and how the online world is helping make career goals a reality. Featuring: Jonathan and Annette - Participants of Start Up. Katie Butler - Program Director for Start Up at Challenge Community Services. Beth Innes - Grants Coordinator at Challenge Community Services. Bronwyn Hemsley - Head of Speech Pathology at the University of Technology Sydney and Researcher on the Start Up program. Full episode transcript available here: https://bit.ly/2YpiSyy