Accessibility & Inclusion

Every person looking to find and maintain employment has the choice to disclose their disability or not. There are several important factors that need to...

EPIC Assist (EPIC) was proud to sponsor the inaugural Award for Accessibility and Inclusiveness Excellence at the recent Moreton Bay Business & Innovation Awards, held...

The past few years have tested the human spirit in more ways than one. From the global pandemic to widespread flooding, communities across Australia have...

Everyone has a right to equal pay and meaningful employment. International Equal Pay Day is dedicated to making this right a reality. International Equal Pay...

Women’s Health Week is a weeklong campaign held nationwide, focusing on improving women’s mental and physical health. Every year, thousands of online and in-person events...

Proud Aboriginal man, George Blair, has three very important rules he lives his life by. “I have always been taught to stand up for what...

The idea of a data analytics business almost exclusively employing neurologically diverse people may seem impossible, but that is simply not true. The Brisbane-based business,...

Complex health conditions such as cerebral palsy (CP) are widely misunderstood.   Across the globe, almost 17 million people and 34,000 people here in Australia...

At times, it is thankless and the work never really ends, but you can’t be replaced and there’s nobody quite like you, mum. Happy Mother’s...

The new year brings lots of anticipation for the next 12 months that lie ahead. There is a clean slate for new goals, new opportunities,...

As we move into the final month of 2021, it is a time to reflect on the year gone by. This year has been filled...

This October we are celebrating ADHD Awareness Month. With over 800,000 Australians living with ADHD, it is the most common neurodevelopmental condition yet still very...

Hiring someone with a disability for the first time can be daunting. At EPIC Assist (EPIC) we encounter many employers wanting to employ someone with...

It started as a small shindig tacked onto the back of the Olympic Games for military veterans that use wheelchairs. Today, it’s the biggest international...

Stereotyping, stigma, and discrimination are challenges people with disability face every day. Much of the disabled community faces exclusion from parts of society other people...

Fourteen years ago, an Indigenous Elder threw EPIC Assist (EPIC) participant Lisa a rock and told her to start painting to help her work through...

The interview process can be a stressful experience for anyone, but for candidates with autism, it can be particularly challenging. Traditional recruitment and interview processes...

Everyone can use more kindness in their lives. That’s the purpose of Feel Good February – to uplift communities and encourage everyone to take on...

Nothing is more important to Peter Skuthorpe than community. The Community Justice Group Coordinator for Kahwun-Wooga Aboriginal Corporation in Maryborough explains: “Community to me means...

Disability does not define where a person can work. People with disability can be amazing doctors, paramedics, chefs, lawyers, tradespeople, artists, writers, sportspeople, and teachers....