‘Meet the Experts’ Video Campaign

'Meet the Experts'

The IncludeAbility project's 'Meet the Experts'videosshowcase the skills, knowledge and experience that Australians with disability bring to their workplaces.

Discrimination against people with disability in the workplace is far too common, with recent data showing nearly half of all employees with a disability had experienced some form of discrimination or unfair treatment in the workplace in the past year.^[1]

By featuring ten real employees with lived experience of a variety of disabilities, all at different stages in their professional careers, 'Meet the Experts' seeks to break down attitudinal barriers and misconceptions around employment opportunities for the one-in-five Australians with a disability.

Former Disability Discrimination Commissioner Dr Ben Gauntlett says, “A key aim of the IncludeAbility Project is to show organisations that people with disability bring unique expertise to their vocations. If an employer overlooks someone simply because they have a disability, they might be overlooking the best candidate for the job.”

People featured in the videos work in professions including events management, university education, catering, and massage therapy.

Particular attention was given to the inclusive and accessible production of the videos: people with disability worked both behind the camera, as well as in front. You can view a behind-the scenes video on this page documenting the work of voice-over artist Alistair Lee, who is vision impaired.

The videos have also been produced with a variety of features to enhance accessibility, including captioning, Auslan interpretation and Audio Description.