A Canberra entrepreneur has won a 2015 National Disability Award for her work connecting people with a disability with well-paid jobs.
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Jessica May founded Enabled Employment in 2014 after having trouble finding suitable employment when – following the birth of her first child – she was diagnosed with a panic disorder.
The online and for-profit labour hire service works with employers to find job opportunities for skilled people with a disability.
Earlier this year, Enabled Employment partnered with ride-sharing company Uber, linking war veterans with post-traumatic stress to the uberX platform.
Under the arrangement, veterans who signed up paid no commission – usually set at 20 per cent – on all fares during the first three months.
Judges awarded Ms May and Enabled Employment the Excellence in Community Accessibility Award for the "innovative approach" to meeting the needs of employers and skilled employees with disability.
In November, Ms May won the Australian Start-Up Award at the National Telstra Business Women's Awards.
The ACT's Rebus Theatre was also a finalist in the 2015 National Disability Awards.
