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on initial placement. Support is then gradually reduced but can be scaled up again if tasks change or problems arise.
Chartwell Crafts; operates a facility which employs
talented, intellectually disabled young people who have
developed skills in fibre crafts including wool tapestry and
silk screening.
Also relevant is a proposal being developed by a working party of the Council of Social Welfare Ministers on a national framework for funding the operation of disability services. The proposal, if accepted, will see the Commonwealth assume responsibility for the approval, administration and evaluation of employment and vocational training services for the disabled. It is envisaged that States and Territories will assume responsibility for providing accommodation and other services for the disabled. The rationale for the Commonwealth to take on this major role relates to its responsibilities for employment services to the general community and its. direct links with the income security system.
(2) Since July 1989 approximately 23 disabled people have
entered the workforce as a result of these programs. It is
expected that about a further 22 disabled people will enter the
workforce during 1990/91.
(3) 1990/91 is the first financial year during which the ACT Government has contributed to these programs, with a proposed expenditure of $152,250.
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