Having paid employment allows Riverland's Bryce Westbrook to live more independently. He wants to inspire others with intellectual disabilities to follow their dreams.
Bryce Westbrook brings smiles to the faces of shoppers in his regional town, every time they walk through the doors and down the aisles.
an intellectual disability and autism, connected with a workforce program shortly after finishing school several years ago.While it wasn't an easy start, Mr Westbrook said he now felt like a different person and had been able to begin living more independently as a result of entering the workforce. "Something I always said to Bryce when he was growing up was reach for the moon and even if you miss you'll land amongst the stars," she said.
It comes at a time when people aged 15 to 24 with a disability are more than twice as likely to be unemployed than those without a disability, according to the Bureau of Statistics. "I've been supporting people with disabilities for a bit over 20 years … and 20 years ago the only options really would have been maybe a sheltered workshop," Ms Fowler said.
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