Evidence synthesis Employment support for people with intellectual disability: Australia-focused synthesis: Australia-focused synthesis: Technical Report

June Alexander; Angela Rong Yang Zhang

Evidence synthesis Employment support for people with intellectual disability: Australia-focused synthesis: Australia-focused synthesis: Technical Report

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Abstract

This synthesis consolidates international and Australian evidence on
employment supports that enable competitive integrated employment (CIE)
(U.S. Department of Education, n.d.), also known in Australia as open
employment, for people with intellectual disability (ID). It translates findings
into practical implications for service design and workforce training in the
Australian context.

The synthesis follows a SWiM-aligned narrative approach (Campbell et al., 2020)
and is underpinned by a multi-level programme theory (MIP-CIE), which frames
‘support needs’ as a mismatch between individual cognitive/communication
strengths and workplace demands (Kristof-Brown, Zimmerman, & Johnson,
2005)

Original language	English
Publisher	Commonwealth of Australia
Commissioning body	Centre for Inclusive Employment, Swinburne University
Number of pages	92
Publication status	Published - Apr 2026

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities

Keywords

Workplace capability
Intellectual disability
Disability employment support
Employment support

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