There are a number employment options available to people with Down syndrome entering the workforce. 

• Open Employment - working independently in the community with no support services.
• Supported Employment - working in an integrated setting and receiving support to learn the skills necessary to enter the workplace.
• Business Services - working in self-contained settings with others who have disabilities without the integration of non-disabled workers.

Articles and Information

Down's syndrome - Information for Employers - booklet to download 

Helping students with Down syndrome prepare for life after high school

Resources

Brown, Roy  Life for Adults with Down syndrome - an overview 

Capie, Angus, Anna Contardi and Dianne Doehring  Transition to employment

Cuskelly, Monica et al.,  Families of Adults with Down syndrome

Pueschel, Siegfried M.  Adults with Down Syndrome

Links

ACTIV  www.activ.asn.au

Apprenticeships and Traineeships  http://www.det.wa.edu.au/apprenticentre/detcms/portal/

BIZLINK  www.bizlink.asn.au

Career Contact Inc  www.careercontact.com.au/

Centrelink  www.centrelink.gov.au

EDGE Employment Services  www.edge.org.au

Essential Personnel  www.essentialpersonnel.org.au

Good Samaritan Industries  www.goodsammy.com.au/

My Place Foundation  www.myplace.org.au/welcome/index.html

National Disability Services (WA)  http://www.nds.org.au/?s=WA&month=07&year=2010

People with Disabilities  www.pwdwa.org

Vocational Education and Training (VET)  www.edna.edu.au/edna/go/vet

Westcare Inc  www.westcare.com.au/

Workability Employment Strategies  www.workability.org.au/

Workpower Incorporated  www.workpower.asn.au/