Mr Murphy, 27, is taking part in Access Ability Day which provides an opportunity for employers and people with disability to connect and experience what each has to offer.  

Member for Toowoomba South David Janetzki MP said Uniting Care was running the Federal Government’s Access Ability pilot program in Toowoomba this week. 

“This is a great program because despite having great talents and skills to offer, many people like Jack can find it hard to get work,” Mr Janetzki said. 

“This program opens the door to a larger group of talented and capable people who are ready and willing to work,” he said. 

Mr Murphy has a Bachelor of Music but is interested in a new career path of working with people with disabilities. 

“I was born with my disability so I have had a lot of time to adjust to it so I would like to instil in people that they can still be independent and live their own lives,” Mr Murphy said. 

“Don’t think of disability as something catching or strange – we are looking for inclusiveness and to bring everyone together.” 

Mr Murphy was born with anophthalmia, a condition which meant he was born without eyes. 

As a child he was a fearless explorer and would ride his pushbike to his friend’s house after school, counting the stormwater drains along the way so he would know how far to go.  

“I got myself into a few tangles when I was a kid, especially the day when I learned how to turn on the whipper snipper when I was four – that gave everyone a fright,” Mr Murphy said.  

Uniting Care is the largest disability employment service provider in Toowoomba which finds work for 500 to 600 people each year. 

Uniting Care marketing and placement team leader Joe Casey, whose daughter is also blind, said they helped people with a wide range of abilities. 

“We have clients who have multiple university degrees and also some who are unskilled workers,” Mr Casey said.

“Our people are good at working, they just need help in getting a job and part of the battle is to highlight their abilities rather than their disability,” he said.