ELSEY's own cartoonist!

The Easy Read Toolbox is proud of our record for providing fairly paid employment to disabled people. Consistently over 80% of our team have disabilities.

In a conversation with a colleague, Chris, from Max Employment, learned about our work and wondered if we might be interested in employing Matthew Anderson, a young Queensland man who loved producing cartoons for his online followers.

Chris and Matthew reached out to Karen (the Toolbox founder) and over a chat we realised that Matthew could be the perfect fit for our ELSEY project.

ELSEY stands for 'Easy Life Skills for Every Youth', and coincidentally, the ELSEY team had started working on employment resources.

While Matthew worked on his first cartoon, as a trial, Chris worked with Karen to set up financial support for Matthew's wage. As the Toolbox's income can be unpredictable, this was a very welcome 'bonus'!

Read more about Matthew's experiences in this article by Max Employment.

[Image description for cartoon above: Employment Tips: Dressing for the Interview. A koala is dressed in a tuxedo, wondering if it is too dressy. He is then dressed in a SCUBA suit, saying "Wrong suit". In the last frame he is dressed in a collared shirt and tie, and pants. He has his thumb up, saying "Just right".]