Ellie speaks with Will, Local Area Coordination Support Officer with the employment project at APM Communities.

They discuss the challenges and success he has had finding employment as a person with autism.

• Watch the full video on the APM website

Chapters

• (00:00) - Intro
• (01:18) - Childhood
• (03:21) - Career journey
• (06:04) - Working a person with autism
• (08:16) - Inclusion at work
• (09:24) - Customised Employment
• (14:27) - Getting started with customised employment
• (17:27) - Impact of employment supports

This podcast was recorded and produced on Whadjuk Noongar Boodja.

APM acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as the Traditional Custodians of this Country throughout Australia and their continuing connection to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to them and their cultures, and to their Elders past and present.

Ellie Cole's Couch: Amplify your inclusion is produced by APM.

APM is a global health and human services provider enabling better lives through employment, workplace, health and wellbeing, disability and aged care services.

Learn more at apm.net.au.

In this episode, Ellie speaks with Bree, an employment consultant at APM, about the impact of growing up with hearing loss and how it helps her support people with disability to find the right job for them.

• Watch the full video on the APM website

Chapters

• (00:00) - Intro
• (03:30) - Discovering hearing impairment
• (05:11) - Support during school
• (06:19) - Perspective on disability
• (08:24) - Supporting people with disability
• (09:45) - What does a disability employment consultant do?
• (16:02) - Breaking down barriers with employers

This podcast was recorded on the Country of the Gadigal people and produced on Whadjuk Noongar Boodja.

APM acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as the Traditional Custodians of this Country throughout Australia and their continuing connection to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to them and their cultures, and to their Elders past and present

Ellie Cole's Couch: Amplify your inclusion is produced by APM.

APM is a global health and human services provider enabling better lives through employment, workplace, health and wellbeing, disability and aged care services.

Learn more at apm.net.au.

Ellie speaks with Els, a business analyst with APM Employment Services, about how she helps create accessible systems for people with disability, while living with disability herself.

• Watch the full video on the APM website

Chapters

• (00:00) - Phonological dyslexia
• (03:31) - Support at school
• (06:33) - Joining APM
• (10:36) - Creating accessible systems
• (12:55) - Working for an inclusive organisation

This podcast was recorded and produced on Whadjuk Noongar Boodja.

APM acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as the Traditional Custodians of this Country throughout Australia and their continuing connection to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to them and their cultures, and to their Elders past and present.

Ellie Cole's Couch: Amplify your inclusion is produced by APM.

APM is a global health and human services provider enabling better lives through employment, workplace, health and wellbeing, disability and aged care services.

Learn more at apm.net.au.