Carmel – flexibility and initiative

Carmel has been working at the Catholic Schools Office in Wagga Wagga for 21 years.

“I’m good at my job because I have a good memory and I’m flexible. I also use my initiative,” she says. These skills are perfect for her job as office assistant, which requires her to be complete a wide range of tasks.

“My job is important because it gives me independence,” Carmel says.

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About these films

These films demonstrate the strengths and contributions that people with disability can, with the right support, bring to their workplace.

The films were produced by Mainstream and Me, a project of Council for Intellectual Disability and Inclusion Australia.

Thank you to Carmel, Ben, Angus, Shailaja, Jess, Alex, Sam, Alanna and Adam for sharing their stories. And thank you to filmmakers Grace Vaughan and Jason King.

These films were funded by the NDIS through the Information, Linkages and Capacity Building (ILC) National Readiness Grants.