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The increasing demands of an ageing population and a rise in the numbers of individuals accessing disability services are driving a jobs boom in the disability and community care workforce in NSW, with up to 10,000 new workers needed by 2017.

Aboriginal job seekers can apply for a range of training and job opportunities in the disability services sector as part of the National Disability Services - Aboriginal Jobs Together partnership initiative.

Hear from Aimee Mullins; a record-breaker at the Paralympic Games in 1996, a model, actor and activist for women, sports and the next generation of prosthetics.

World of Jenks is a documentary series showcasing the lives of young people from all walks of life. In one of the episodes Andrew Jenks spends a week with Chad, a young man with autism, to experience what daily life is like for him. Soon after spending the week with Chad, Jenks takes him to Jones Beach for a day of fun.

Rachel is a supported employee at Greenacres Disability Services in North Wollongong, where she works on various packaging and assembly jobs. In this video, Rachel introduces you to Greenacres, her friends and supervisors at work. 

Paralympian, Louise Sauvage, talks about how important support workers are to people with a disability. Sauvage hosted a Southern Cross program about pursuing a care career with Drew Jarvis. The TV special aired in regional NSW in 2011.