Mr Paul Robertson This is Me

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1. 1. tamworth.yourguide

   tamworth.yourguide.com.au/deta - [Cached]

   Published on: 1/13/2004   Last Visited: 1/13/2004

   A Federal Government plan to encourage people with disabilities off social security and into the workforce received a cautious backing from disability advocates such as Paul Robertson yesterday.
   ...
   Mr Robertson, from People with Disabilities ACT, said any moves to help support people with disabilities into the workplace were welcome. But he said the Government needed to address more than simply training people under Job Network providers.
   
   "The costs of working for people with disabilities continue even after they are in the workforce, through things such as transport requirements and the need for their workplaces to be modified in some cases, so we would want to see the Government commit to that too," he said.
   
   Mr Robertson, who has cerebral palsy and works full-time as a disability advocate and also a disability counsellor to students at the Australian National University, said there were great social and personal rewards for people with disabilities who were able to crack into the job market, but said it was often difficult to convince employers to take the step of hiring someone.

2. 2. orange.yourguide

   orange.yourguide.com.au/detail - [Cached]

   Published on: 1/13/2004   Last Visited: 1/13/2004

   A Federal Government plan to encourage people with disabilities off social security and into the workforce received a cautious backing from disability advocates such as Paul Robertson yesterday.
   ...
   Mr Robertson, from People with Disabilities ACT, said any moves to help support people with disabilities into the workplace were welcome. But he said the Government needed to address more than simply training people under Job Network providers.
   
   "The costs of working for people with disabilities continue even after they are in the workforce, through things such as transport requirements and the need for their workplaces to be modified in some cases, so we would want to see the Government commit to that too," he said.
   
   Mr Robertson, who has cerebral palsy and works full-time as a disability advocate and also a disability counsellor to students at the Australian National University, said there were great social and personal rewards for people with disabilities who were able to crack into the job market, but said it was often difficult to convince employers to take the step of hiring someone.

3. 3. dubbo.yourguide

   dubbo.yourguide.com.au/detail. - [Cached]

   Published on: 1/13/2004   Last Visited: 1/13/2004

   A Federal Government plan to encourage people with disabilities off social security and into the workforce received a cautious backing from disability advocates such as Paul Robertson yesterday.
   ...
   Mr Robertson, from People with Disabilities ACT, said any moves to help support people with disabilities into the workplace were welcome. But he said the Government needed to address more than simply training people under Job Network providers.
   
   "The costs of working for people with disabilities continue even after they are in the workforce, through things such as transport requirements and the need for their workplaces to be modified in some cases, so we would want to see the Government commit to that too," he said.
   
   Mr Robertson, who has cerebral palsy and works full-time as a disability advocate and also a disability counsellor to students at the Australian National University, said there were great social and personal rewards for people with disabilities who were able to crack into the job market, but said it was often difficult to convince employers to take the step of hiring someone.