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.