Benefits of Working

Working improves/provides:
- money to meet basic needs and support oneself and explore our interests;
- increases physical tolerance & basic health;
- grows experience, knowledge & skills;
- builds self-esteem & social skills;
- keeps us busy, challenges us and gives us the means to develop ourselves;
- gives us a sense of pride, identity and personal achievement;
- enables us to socialize, build contacts and find support;
- motivation & can breakdown the stigma associated with having a disability or barrier.